M&A Deal Summary

HP Acquires Knightsbridge Solutions

On December 12, 2006, HP acquired staffing company Knightsbridge Solutions

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is HP’s 1st transaction in the Staffing sector.
  • This is HP’s 45th transaction in the United States.
  • This is HP’s 1st transaction in Illinois.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2006-12-12
Target Knightsbridge Solutions
Sector Staffing
Buyer(s) HP
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Knightsbridge Solutions

Chicago, Illinois, United States
Knightsbridge is a provider of professional services consultancy focused exclusively on the information management disciplines of business intelligence, data warehousing, data integration and information quality. Large or data-centric organizations turn to Knightsbridge for their most difficult data problems – problems rooted in massive data volumes or complex information challenges. Knightsbridge delivers actionable and measurable business results that inform decision-making, optimize IT efficiency and improve business performance.

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Buyer(S) 1

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 55 of 96
Sector (Staffing) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 49 of 87
State (Illinois) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 45 of 76
Year (2006) 6 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-11-07 Mercury Interactive

Mountain View, California, United States

The company provides business technology optimization (BTO) software and services in the United States and internationally.

Buy $4.5B
FOLLOWING 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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