Sterling Software Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Software Company

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%).

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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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