M&A Deal Summary

Forensic Logic Acquires International Business Machines - COPLINK

On October 4, 2017, Forensic Logic acquired software company International Business Machines - COPLINK from IBM

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Forensic Logic’s 1st transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is Forensic Logic’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Forensic Logic’s 1st transaction in New York.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2017-10-04
Target International Business Machines - COPLINK
Sector Software
Buyer(s) Forensic Logic
Sellers(s) IBM
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

International Business Machines - COPLINK

Armonk, New York, United States
International Business Machines Corp. - COPLINK is a developer of software to help law enforcement organizations solve crimes faster, keep officers safer and disrupt crime and terrorism by organizing and providing tactical, strategic and command-level access to vast quantities of seemingly unrelated data.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Forensic Logic

Walnut Creek, California, United States

Category Company
Sector Information Technology
DESCRIPTION

Forensic Logic is a technology company that provides secure cloud services to U.S. law enforcement and public safety. The company deploys a national-scale search engine and information network developed in partnership between the technology community and local, state, and federal law enforcement. It provides unparalleled access to data through a range of intuitive search and analysis tools. Forensic Logic is based in Walnut Creek, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Software M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: New York M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2017 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

IBM

Armonk, New York, United States

Category Company
Founded 1911
Sector Information Technology
Employees270,300
Revenue 62.8B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to IBM's corporate headquarters in Armonk, New York.
Entrance to IBM's corporate headquarters in Armonk, New York.

IBM is a global provider of information technology products and services. IBM's products and services include IT infrastructure and business process services, cloud computing, business analytics, and enterprise software. IBM was formed in 1911 and is based in Armonk, New York.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 21 of 34
Sector: Software M&A 7 of 11
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 20 of 31
State: New York M&A 5 of 11
Country: United States M&A 17 of 27
Year: 2017 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-10-04 Vivant

Sydney, Australia

Vivant is a digital and innovation agency, that offers behavioral science, data and transformation solutions for financial services and distribution industries. Vivant was established in 2008 and is based in Sydney, Australia.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-05-03 Armanta

Morristown, New Jersey, United States

Armanta, Inc. a provider of aggregation and analytics software to financial services firms. Armanta’s technology platform allows financial institutions to aggregate data across multiple systems in near real-time speed. Armanta, Inc. was founded in 2001 and is based in Morristown, New Jersey.

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