M&A Deal Summary

Adobe Acquires HyWay Ferranti

On September 5, 1997, Adobe acquired software company HyWay Ferranti

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Adobe’s 6th transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is Adobe’s 6th transaction in the United States.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 1997-09-05
Target HyWay Ferranti
Sector Software
Buyer(s) Adobe
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

HyWay Ferranti

United States
HyWay Ferranti, provides computer software services.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Adobe

San Jose, California, United States

Category Company
Founded 1982
Sector Software
Employees29,945
Revenue 19.4B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Adobe's corporate headquarters in San Jose, California.
Adobe's corporate headquarters in San Jose, California.

Adobe is a diversified software company that offers a line of products and services used by creative professionals, marketers, knowledge workers, application developers, enterprises, and consumers for creating, managing, delivering, measuring, optimizing, and engaging with content and experiences across multiple operating systems, devices, and media. Adobe was incorporated in 1982 and is based in San Jose, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 52
Sector (Software) 6 of 31
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 7 of 49
Country (United States) 6 of 40
Year (1997) 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1997-03-14 Sandcastle

San Jose, California, United States

Sandcastle, Inc. is a software technology company.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1997-09-16 DigiDox

Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

DigiDox, Inc., provides tools and services to companies implementing Acrobat-based solutions. The DigiDox product line includes QuickLinx, DigiDozen, Relay, and Collage. DigiDox offers integration services, custom software services, production and project management, consulting and training, and digital art design.

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