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

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Hummingbird M&A Summary

Hummingbird has acquired 7 companies of its own. A total of 1 acquisition came from private equity firms. It has also divested 2 assets.

Hummingbird’s largest acquisition to date was in 1999, when it acquired PC DOCS Group International for $155M. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 1999, when it sold CMS/Data to Solution 6 Holdings for $30M. Hummingbird has acquired in 1 US state, and 5 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include software (72%) and information technology (29%).

Hummingbird Ownership

Who owns Hummingbird?

Hummingbird is owned by OpenText. It was acquired on October 2, 2006.

Was Hummingbird formerly PE-backed?

Yes. Hummingbird was formerly owned by 1 private investor.

Hummingbird Business Overview

Where is Hummingbird headquartered?

Hummingbird is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario.

What sector is Hummingbird in?

Hummingbird is a software company.

When was Hummingbird founded?

Hummingbird was founded in 1984.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity9
    • M&A Buy Activity7
    • M&A Sell Activity2
  • Total Sectors Invested 2
  • Total Countries Invested 5
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 5

Hummingbird Ltd.

1 Sparks Avenue,
Toronto, Ontario M2H 2W1
Canada,
(416) 496-2200
www.hummingbird.com

Hummingbird Ltd. is an enterprise software and solutions company that specializes in the development of decision-enabling web-based work environments.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 7 - - - - - 7
vol $176M $176M
Sell (0.0/yr) # 2 - - - - - 2
vol $42M $42M
  9

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
RedDot Solutions GmbH 2005-06-24 - Add-on Acquisition
Oldenburg, Germany · www.reddot.com
PeopleDoc Ltd. 2001-07-23 - Add-on Acquisition
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Diamond Head - Software Products 2000-03-02 - Divestiture
, United States
Datenrevision 1999-08-18 12M USD Divestiture
Hamburg, Germany
CMS/Data Corp. 1999-08-17 30M USD Divestiture
Tallahassee, Florida
Leonard's Logic SA 1999-03-11 20M USD Add-on Acquisition
Paris, France
Financial Frameworks 1999-03-10 1M USD Divestiture
, United States
PC DOCS Group International, Inc. 1999-03-05 155M USD Add-on Acquisition
Toronto, Ontario
Datenrevision 1998-04-08 - Add-on Acquisition
Hamburg, Germany
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Software 5 (71%) 21M (12%) 2 (100%) 42M (100%)
Information Technology 2 (29%) 155M (88%) - -
Total 7 $176M 2 $42M

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
Germany 2 - 1 12M
United States 2 1M 1 30M
  Florida - - 1 30M
Canada 1 155M - -
  Ontario 1 155M - -
France 1 20M - -
United Kingdom 1 - - -
Domestic 1 (14%) 155M (88%) - -
Cross-border 6 (86%) 21M (12%) 2 (100%) 42M (100%)
Total 7 $176M 2 $42M

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $155M
< $100M 2 $21M
TOTAL $176M
Largest PC DOCS Group International, Inc.
$155M (1999-03-05)
sell # Total
< $100M 2 $42M
TOTAL $42M
Largest CMS/Data Corp.
$30M (1999-08-17)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
14%
1 (14%)
Strategic(s)
29%
2 (29%)
Divested to
Strategic(s)
100%
2 (100%)

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