Add-on Acquisition • Information Technology

Dell Acquires DELL EMC

On October 12, 2015, Dell acquired information technology company DELL EMC for 67.0B USD

Acquisition Context
  • This is Dell’s 14th transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is Dell’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Dell’s 27th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Dell’s 2nd transaction in Massachusetts.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date October 12, 2015
Target DELL EMC
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) Dell
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 67.0B USD
Advisor(s) Morgan Stanley
Evercore Group
Needham & Company (Financial)
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (Legal)

Target Company

DELL EMC

Hopkinton, Massachusetts, United States
EMC's corporate headquarters in Hopkinton, Massachusetts.
EMC's corporate headquarters in Hopkinton, Massachusetts.
Dell EMC, a part of Dell Technologies, enables organizations to modernize, automate and transform their data center using industry-leading converged infrastructure, servers, storage and data protection technologies. This provides a trusted foundation for businesses to transform IT, through the creation of a hybrid cloud, and transform their business through the creation of cloud-native applications and big data solutions. Dell EMC, formerly EMC Corp., was established in 1979 and is based in Hopkinton, Massachusetts.
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Buyer

Dell

Round Rock, Texas, United States

Category Company
Founded 1984
Sector Technology Hardware
Employees108,000
Revenue 95.6B USD (2025)
DESCRIPTION
Building 7 on Dell's campus in Round Rock, Texas.
Building 7 on Dell's campus in Round Rock, Texas.

Dell is a global provider of technology equipment and information technology software and solutions. Dell Technologies looks to bring together the entire infrastructure from hardware to software to services. Dell was incorporated in 1984 and is based in Round Rock, Texas.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 29 of 31
Sector: Information Technology 14 of 15
Type: Add-on Acquisition 27 of 29
State: Massachusetts 2 of 2
Country: United States 27 of 28
Year: 2015 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 10
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-04-15 MessageOne

Austin, Texas, United States

MessageOne, Inc. is a provider of an email management software solutions such as EMS and AlertFind for archiving, e-discovery, security and notification services.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-03-28 Dell Services

United States

Dell Services is an IT services provider recognized for its depth in vertical industries and for its offerings around infrastructure services, cloud services, application services, and business process outsourcing.

Sell $3.1B