Cognos - M&A Summary, Ownership, and Business Overview

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Cognos M&A Summary

Cognos has acquired 2 companies of its own.

Cognos’ largest acquisition to date was in 2003, when it acquired Adaytum Software for $160M. Cognos has acquired in 2 different US states. The Company’s most targeted sectors include software (100%).

Cognos Ownership

Who owns Cognos?

Cognos is owned by International Business Machines. It was acquired on January 31, 2008.

Cognos Business Overview

Where is Cognos headquartered?

Cognos is headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario.

How many employees does Cognos have?

Cognos has 3,500 employees.

What sector is Cognos in?

Cognos is a software company.

When was Cognos founded?

Cognos was founded in 1969.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity2
    • M&A Buy Activity2
  • Total Sectors Invested 1
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Advisors 1

Cognos, Inc.

3755 Riverside Drive Station T,
Ottawa, Ontario K1G 4K9
Canada,
(613) 738-1440

Cognos, Inc. is a provider of technology and services for business intelligence and performance management, delivering the industry's most complete, open standards-based platform with the broadest range of expertise to help companies expand the value of their information, optimize their business processes and maximize performance across their enterprises.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '02 '03 '04 '05 '06 '07 T
Buy (0.4/yr) # - 1 - - - 1 2
vol $160M $160M
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
  2

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Celequest Corp. 2007-01-17 - Add-on Acquisition
Redwood City, California
Adaytum Software, Inc. 2003-01-30 160M USD Add-on Acquisition
Minneapolis, Minnesota
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Software 2 (100%) 160M (100%) - -
Total 2 $160M - -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 2 160M - -
  Minnesota 1 160M - -
  California 1 - - -
Total 2 $160M - -

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Navidar Holdco LLC
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $160M
TOTAL $160M
Largest Adaytum Software, Inc.
$160M (2003-01-30)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Software

Employees

3,500

Established

1969

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