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

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Autonomy M&A Summary

Autonomy has acquired 4 companies of its own. A total of 2 acquisitions came from private equity firms.

Autonomy’s largest acquisition to date was in 2011, when it acquired Iron Mountain s Digital Storage for $380M. Autonomy has acquired in 2 different US states. The Company’s most targeted sectors include software (25%) and technology hardware (25%).

Autonomy Ownership

Who owns Autonomy?

Autonomy is owned by HP. It was acquired on October 3, 2011.

Autonomy Business Overview

Where is Autonomy headquartered?

Autonomy is headquartered in Cambridge, United Kingdom.

How many employees does Autonomy have?

Autonomy has 1,900 employees.

What sector is Autonomy in?

Autonomy is a software company.

When was Autonomy founded?

Autonomy was founded in 1996.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity4
    • M&A Buy Activity4
  • Total Sectors Invested 4
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 2

Autonomy Corp. plc

Cambridge Business Park Cowley Road,
Cambridge, CB4 0WZ
United Kingdom,
+44 12 2344 8000
www.autonomy.com

Autonomy Corporation plc develops and distributes infrastructure software for enterprises worldwide. Its products include intelligent data operating layer (IDOL) server that collects indexed data from connectors and stores it in its structure.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 4 - - - - - 4
vol $755M $755M
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
  4

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Yield Software, Inc. 2011-09-01 - Add-on Acquisition
San Mateo, California
Iron Mountain's Digital Storage 2011-05-16 380M USD Add-on Acquisition
, Massachusetts
Zantaz, Inc. 2007-07-03 375M USD Add-on Acquisition
Pleasanton, California · www.zantaz.com
Autonomy Virage, Inc. 2003-09-02 - Add-on Acquisition
San Mateo, California · www.virage.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Communications 1 (25%) - - -
Information Technology 1 (25%) 375M (50%) - -
Software 1 (25%) - - -
Technology Hardware 1 (25%) 380M (50%) - -
Total 4 $755M - -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 4 755M - -
  California 3 375M - -
  Massachusetts 1 380M - -
Total 4 $755M - -

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 2 $755M
TOTAL $755M
Largest Iron Mountain's Digital Storage
$380M (2011-05-16)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
50%
2 (50%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Software

Employees

1,900

Established

1996

Subsidiary of

HP

Former Name

Autonomy Corp.

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