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

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Compuware M&A Summary

Compuware has acquired 27 companies of its own, including 1 in the last 5 years. A total of 5 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 5 assets.

Compuware’s largest acquisition to date was in 1999, when it acquired Data Processing Resources for $346M. Compuware has acquired in 10 different US states, and 6 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include software (67%) and information technology (30%).

Compuware Ownership

Who owns Compuware?

Compuware is owned by BMC Software. It was acquired on March 2, 2020.

Was Compuware formerly PE-backed?

Yes. Compuware was formerly owned by 2 private investors.

Compuware Business Overview

Where is Compuware headquartered?

Compuware is headquartered in Detroit, Michigan.

How many employees does Compuware have?

Compuware has 3,066 employees.

What sector is Compuware in?

Compuware is an information technology company.

When was Compuware founded?

Compuware was founded in 1973.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity32
    • M&A Buy Activity27
    • M&A Sell Activity5
  • Total Sectors Invested 3
  • Total Countries Invested 6
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 6

Compuware Corp.

One Campus Martius,
Detroit, Michigan 48226
United States,
(313) 227-7300
www.compuware.com

Compuware Corp. empowers the world’s largest companies to excel in the digital economy by taking full advantage of their mainframe investments. Compuware Corp. does this by delivering innovative software that enables IT, professionals, with mainstream skills to develop, deliver and support mainframe applications with ease and agility. Our modernized solutions uniquely automate mainframe work, integrate into a cross-platform DevOps toolchain and measure software delivery quality, velocity and efficiency.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 27 - - - - - 27
vol $1.1B $1.1B
Sell (0.0/yr) # 5 - - - - - 5
  32

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
INNOVATION Data Processing 2019-12-10 - Add-on Acquisition
Little Falls, New Jersey · www.fdr.com
Dynatrace, Inc. 2019-08-01 - Spin Off
Waltham, Massachusetts · www.dynatrace.com
MVS Solutions (ThruPut Manager) 2017-01-04 - Add-on Acquisition
Markham, Ontario · www.mvssol.com
Standardware, Inc. 2016-12-06 - Add-on Acquisition
Pelham, New York · www.standardware.com
Itegration - Mainframe SCM Practice Business 2016-10-03 - Divestiture
Budapest, Hungary
ISPW BenchMark Technologies Ltd. 2016-01-05 - Add-on Acquisition
Calgary, Alberta · www.ispw.com
Uniface B.V. 2014-01-31 - Divestiture
Amsterdam, Netherlands · www.uniface.com
Lochbridge, Inc. 2014-01-08 - Divestiture
Detroit, Michigan · www.lochbridge.com
Changepoint Corp. 2014-01-08 - Divestiture
Richmond Hill, Ontario · www.changepoint.com
Covisint Corp. 2013-09-26 - Spin Off
Southfield, Michigan · www.covisint.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Software 18 (67%) 407M (38%) 3 (60%) -
Information Technology 8 (30%) 641M (59%) 2 (40%) -
Internet Software and Services 1 (4%) 36M (3%) - -
Total 27 $1.1B 5 -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 19 964M 3 -
  Massachusetts 5 587M 1 -
  California 4 346M - -
  Michigan 2 - 2 -
  Colorado 2 31M - -
  Wisconsin 1 - - -
  North Carolina 1 - - -
  New York 1 - - -
  New Jersey 1 - - -
  New Hampshire 1 - - -
  Missouri 1 - - -
Canada 4 100M 1 -
  Ontario 2 100M 1 -
  Quebec 1 - - -
  Alberta 1 - - -
Netherlands 1 - 1 -
Hungary 1 - - -
Ireland 1 20M - -
United Kingdom 1 - - -
Domestic 19 (70%) 964M (89%) 3 (60%) -
Cross-border 8 (30%) 120M (11%) 2 (40%) -
Total 27 $1.1B 5 -

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 3 $897M
< $100M 4 $187M
TOTAL $1.1B
Largest Data Processing Resources Corp.
$346M (1999-06-25)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
19%
5 (19%)
Strategic(s)
4%
1 (4%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
60%
3 (60%)

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