M&A Deal Summary

HP Acquires Bristol Technology

On February 5, 2007, HP acquired software company Bristol Technology

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is HP’s 23rd transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is HP’s 47th transaction in the United States.
  • This is HP’s 1st transaction in Connecticut.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2007-02-05
Target Bristol Technology
Sector Software
Buyer(s) HP
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Bristol Technology

Danbury, Connecticut, United States
Bristol Technology provides end-to-end process visibility of business transactions. Its TransactionVision product monitors the performance and reliability of transactions, thus ensuring higher service levels, while lowering risk.

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Buyer

HP

Palo Alto, California, United States
Category Company
Founded 1939
Sector Technology Hardware
Employees58,000
Revenue 53.7B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
HP's corporate headquarters in Palo Alto, California.
HP's corporate headquarters in Palo Alto, California.

HP is the hardware successor to Hewlett-Packard Company. HP focuses on providing hardware, printers, and personal computing products. HP was founded in 1939 and is based in Palo Alto, California.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 57 of 96
Sector (Software) 23 of 37
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 51 of 87
State (Connecticut) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 47 of 76
Year (2007) 1 of 9
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-12-20 Bitfone

Palo Alto, California, United States

Bitfone Corporation operates as a mobile device management software company. It offers mProve, a client-side device management solution for OEMs; and the FusionDM, which is a server-side solution that enables wireless operators to manage and optimize mobile experience from delivering targeted update campaigns, streamlining the customer care process, or providing a Web-based self care solution for their subscribers.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-02-26 PolyServe

Beaverton, Oregon, United States

PolyServe, Inc. is a provider of storage virtualization software for application and file-serving utilities.

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