M&A Deal Summary

Attachmate Acquires NetIQ

On July 5, 2006, Attachmate acquired information technology company NetIQ for 495M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Attachmate’s 1st transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is Attachmate’s 2nd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Attachmate’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Attachmate’s 1st transaction in Texas.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2006-07-05
Target NetIQ
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) Attachmate
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 495M USD

Target

NetIQ

Houston, Texas, United States
NetIQ is a provider of integrated systems and security management solutions that empower IT organizations with the knowledge and ability necessary to assure IT service.

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Buyer

Attachmate

Seattle, Washington, United States
Category Company
Founded 1981
Sector Software
DESCRIPTION

Attachmate Corp. is a provider of advanced software for terminal emulation, legacy modernization, managed file transfer and enterprise fraud management.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 2
Sector (Information Technology) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 2
State (Texas) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 2
Year (2006) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 2
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