Add-on Acquisition • Internet Software and Services

Adobe Acquires Sandcastle

On March 14, 1997, Adobe acquired internet software and services company Sandcastle

Acquisition Context
  • This is Adobe’s 1st transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is Adobe’s 5th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Adobe’s 2nd transaction in California.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date March 14, 1997
Target Sandcastle
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) Adobe
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target Company

Sandcastle

San Jose, California, United States
Sandcastle, Inc. is a software technology company.
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

Adobe

San Jose, California, United States

Category Company
Founded 1982
Sector Software
Employees30,709
Revenue 21.5B USD (2024)
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 Context for Buyer #
Overall 6 of 53
Sector: Internet Software and Services 1 of 19
Type: Add-on Acquisition 6 of 50
State: California 2 of 20
Country: United States 5 of 41
Year: 1997 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1996-05-20 Ares Software

United States

Ares Software, is a developer of Chameleon(TM) font compression technology and related award winning retail products.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1997-09-05 HyWay Ferranti

United States

HyWay Ferranti, provides computer software services.

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