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

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BMC M&A Summary

BMC has acquired 35 companies of its own, including 8 in the last 5 years. A total of 12 acquisitions came from private equity firms.

BMC’s largest acquisition to date was in 2008, when it acquired BladeLogic for $800M. BMC has acquired in 10 different US states, and 6 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include software (75%) and information technology (16%).

BMC Ownership

Who owns BMC?

BMC is owned by KKR. It was acquired on May 29, 2018.

Is BMC PE-backed?

Yes. BMC is owned by private equity investor KKR.

Was BMC formerly PE-backed?

Yes. BMC was formerly owned by 4 private investors.

BMC Business Overview

Where is BMC headquartered?

BMC is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

How many employees does BMC have?

BMC has 6,700 employees.

What sector is BMC in?

BMC is a software company.

When was BMC founded?

BMC was founded in 1980.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity32
    • M&A Buy Activity32
  • Total Sectors Invested 3
  • Total Countries Invested 6
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 12
  • M&A Advisors 6

BMC

BMC Software, Inc.

2103 CityWest Boulevard,
Houston, Texas 77042
United States,
(800) 793-4262
www.bmc.com

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.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (1.2/yr) # 26 3 1 - 1 1 32
vol $2.5B $2.5B
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
  32

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Netreo, Inc. 2024-04-16 - Add-on Acquisition
Irvine, California · www.netreo.com
Model9 Ltd. 2023-04-25 - Add-on Acquisition
Tel Aviv, Israel · www.model9.io
StreamWeaver, Inc. 2021-10-01 - Add-on Acquisition
New York, New York · www.streamweaver.com
ComAround, Inc. 2020-10-13 - Add-on Acquisition
Naperville, Illinois · www.comaround.com
Alderstone Consulting 2020-09-08 - Add-on Acquisition
Cheltenham, United Kingdom · www.alderstone.com
Compuware Corp. 2020-03-02 - Add-on Acquisition
Detroit, Michigan · www.compuware.com
CorreLog, Inc. 2018-10-10 - Add-on Acquisition
Naples, Florida · www.correlog.com
Boundary, Inc. 2015-08-18 - Add-on Acquisition
Mountain View, California · www.boundary.com
CDB Software, Inc. 2015-01-27 - Add-on Acquisition
Houston, Texas · www.cdbsoftware.com
Partnerpedia Solutions, Inc. 2013-08-06 - Add-on Acquisition
Vancouver, British Columbia · www.partnerpedia.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Software 24 (75%) 2.5B (100%) - -
Information Technology 5 (16%) - - -
Internet Software and Services 3 (9%) - - -
Total 32 $2.5B - -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 24 1.7B - -
  California 7 187M - -
  Texas 4 - - -
  Massachusetts 3 1.1B - -
  Florida 3 318M - -
  New York 2 - - -
  Washington 1 - - -
  Virginia 1 53M - -
  Minnesota 1 - - -
  Michigan 1 - - -
  Illinois 1 - - -
Israel 3 823M - -
United Kingdom 2 - - -
Canada 1 - - -
  British Columbia 1 - - -
India 1 - - -
Italy 1 - - -
Domestic 24 (75%) 1.7B (67%) - -
Cross-border 8 (25%) 823M (33%) - -
Total 32 $2.5B - -

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Jefferies
1
Macquarie Capital
1
Morgan Stanley
1
Legal Deals
Vinson & Elkins
2
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 6 $2.4B
< $100M 2 $71M
TOTAL $2.5B
Largest BladeLogic, Inc.
$800M (2008-03-17)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
28%
9 (28%)

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