M&A Deal Summary

BMC Acquires CDB Software

On January 27, 2015, BMC acquired software company CDB Software

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is BMC’s 21st transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is BMC’s 18th transaction in the United States.
  • This is BMC’s 4th transaction in Texas.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2015-01-27
Target CDB Software
Sector Software
Buyer(s) BMC
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Advisor(s) GulfStar Group (Financial)

Target

CDB Software

Houston, Texas, United States
CDB Software, Inc. is a provider of data management solutions for IBM DB2 z/OS. CDB provides unique and innovative mainframe utilities that enable companies to expand their DB2 system to meet business needs while controlling the overall cost of the mainframe.

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Buyer

BMC

Houston, Texas, United States
Category Company
Founded 1980
Sector Software
Employees6,700
DESCRIPTION
BMC's corporate headquarters in Houston, Texas.
BMC's corporate headquarters in Houston, Texas.

BMC is a systems software provider which helps enterprise organizations manage and optimize information technology across cloud, hybrid, on-premise, and mainframe environments. BMC was established in 1980 and is based in Houston, Texas.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 24 of 32
Sector (Software) 21 of 24
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 24 of 32
State (Texas) 4 of 4
Country (United States) 18 of 24
Year (2015) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-08-06 Partnerpedia Solutions

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Partnerpedia is a former BMC Technical Alliance Partner (TAP). Founded in 1996, Partnerpedia is headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, with additional offices in Morgan Hill, California.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-08-18 Boundary

Mountain View, California, United States

Boundary, Inc. is a provider of SaaS-based infrastructure management service that delivers event monitoring for ultra-granular insights into application metrics that help IT detect and diagnose problems fast.

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