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

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Packeteer M&A Summary

Packeteer has acquired 2 companies of its own.

Packeteer’s largest acquisition to date was in 2004, when it acquired Mentat for $20M. Packeteer has acquired in 1 US state, and 2 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include software (100%).

Packeteer Ownership

Who owns Packeteer?

Packeteer is owned by Blue Coat Systems. It was acquired on April 21, 2008.

Packeteer Business Overview

Where is Packeteer headquartered?

Packeteer is headquartered in Cupertino, California.

How many employees does Packeteer have?

Packeteer has 440 employees.

What sector is Packeteer in?

Packeteer is a technology hardware company.

When was Packeteer founded?

Packeteer was founded in 1996.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity2
    • M&A Buy Activity2
  • Total Sectors Invested 1
  • Total Countries Invested 2
  • M&A Advisors 1

Packeteer, Inc.

10201 North De Anza Boulevard,
Cupertino, California 95014
United States,
(408) 873-4400

Packeteer is a developer of appliances that can identify different types of packets in the traffic going over a WAN and let administrators shape traffic to make critical applications perform better.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '99 '00 '01 '02 '03 '04 T
Buy (0.4/yr) # - 1 - - - 1 2
vol $20M $20M
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
  2

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Mentat, Inc. 2004-12-01 20M USD Add-on Acquisition
Los Angeles, California
Workfire Technologies International, Inc. 2000-07-13 - Add-on Acquisition
Kelowna, British Columbia
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M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Software 2 (100%) 20M (100%) - -
Total 2 $20M - -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
Canada 1 - - -
  British Columbia 1 - - -
United States 1 20M - -
  California 1 20M - -
Domestic 1 (50%) 20M (100%) - -
Cross-border 1 (50%) - - -
Total 2 $20M - -

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Viant Capital LLC
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
< $100M 1 $20M
TOTAL $20M
Largest Mentat, Inc.
$20M (2004-12-01)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Technology Hardware

Employees

440

Established

1996

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