Sterling Software - M&A Summary, Ownership, and Business Overview

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Sterling Software M&A Summary

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

Sterling Software’s largest acquisition to date was in 1997, when it acquired Texas Instruments - Software Business for $165M. Sterling Software has acquired in 4 different US states. The Company’s most targeted sectors include software (75%) and information technology (25%).

Sterling Software Ownership

Who owns Sterling Software?

Sterling Software is owned by CA Technologies. It was acquired on February 14, 2000.

Sterling Software Business Overview

Where is Sterling Software headquartered?

Sterling Software is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

How many employees does Sterling Software have?

Sterling Software has 3,700 employees.

What sector is Sterling Software in?

Sterling Software is a software company.

When was Sterling Software founded?

Sterling Software was founded in 1981.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity4
    • M&A Buy Activity4
  • Total Sectors Invested 2
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 3

Sterling Software, Inc.

300 Crescent Court Suite 1200,
Dallas, Texas 75201
United States,
(214) 891-8600
www.sterling.com

Sterling Software, Inc., is a computer software company develops and supplies electronic data interchange, otherwise known as EDI.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '95 '96 '97 '98 '99 '00 T
Buy (0.8/yr) # - - 1 1 - 2 4
vol $165M $165M
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
  4

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Systems Center, Inc. 2000-04-01 - Add-on Acquisition
Reston, Virginia
Synon Corp. 2000-04-01 - Add-on Acquisition
Larkspur, California
Cayenne Software, Inc. 1998-10-26 - Add-on Acquisition
Burlington, Massachusetts
Texas Instruments - Software Business 1997-04-21 165M USD Divestiture
Plano, Texas
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M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Software 3 (75%) 165M (100%) - -
Information Technology 1 (25%) - - -
Total 4 $165M - -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 4 165M - -
  Virginia 1 - - -
  Texas 1 165M - -
  Massachusetts 1 - - -
  California 1 - - -
Total 4 $165M - -

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $165M
TOTAL $165M
Largest Texas Instruments - Software Business
$165M (1997-04-21)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
50%
2 (50%)
Strategic(s)
25%
1 (25%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Software

Employees

3,700

Established

1981

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