M&A Deal Summary

Attachmate Acquires Novell

On November 22, 2010, Attachmate acquired software company Novell for 2.2B USD

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

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2010-11-22
Target Novell
Sector Software
Buyer(s) Attachmate
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 2.2B USD

Target

Novell

Provo, Utah, United States
Novell, Inc. is a provider of Intelligent Workload Management software, helps organizations securely deliver and manage computing services across physical, virtual and cloud computing environments. Novell was formed in 1979 and is based in Provo, Utah.

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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 2 of 2
Sector (Software) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 2
State (Utah) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 2
Year (2010) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 2
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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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