M&A Deal Summary

IBM Acquires Emptoris

On December 15, 2011, IBM acquired software company Emptoris from Marlin Equity Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is IBM’s 78th transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is IBM’s 84th transaction in the United States.
  • This is IBM’s 18th transaction in Massachusetts.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2011-12-15
Target Emptoris
Sector Software
Buyer(s) IBM
Sellers(s) Marlin Equity Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Emptoris

Burlington, Massachusetts, United States
Emptoris, Inc. is a provider of enterprise supply and contract management software.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

IBM

Armonk, New York, United States

Category Company
Founded 1911
Sector Information Technology
Employees282,200
Revenue 61.9B USD (2023)
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 111 of 198
Sector (Software) 78 of 109
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 96 of 175
State (Massachusetts) 18 of 25
Country (United States) 84 of 142
Year (2011) 7 of 8
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-12-08 DemandTec

San Carlos, California, United States

DemandTec, Inc. is a provider of cloud-based analytics software that enables businesses to examine different customer buying scenarios, both online and in-store.

Buy $440M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-12-20 Cúram Software

Dublin, Ireland

Cúram Software Ltd. is a developer of software for health and human services, workforce services, and social security organizations around the world.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Marlin Equity Partners

Hermosa Beach, California, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2005
PE ASSETS 8.5B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION
Marlin Equity's headquarters in Hermosa Beach, California.
Marlin Equity's headquarters in Hermosa Beach, California.

Marlin Equity Partners is a private investment firm focused on acquiring distressed businesses with sales of $10 million to $2 billion. Marlin has a special interest in non-core or underperforming divisions of larger corporations, as well as companies facing some sort of financial, operational or market-related transition. Marlin is a generalist investor and will consider opportunities in technology (software, IT, payment systems, hardware, communications, internet), healthcare, consumer (apparel, retail, consumer products, food/beverage), services (business, financial, consumer, education), manufacturing (automotive, industrial, metals, plastics), aerospace, defense, and media. Marlin prefers businesses with scalable business models, strong installed customer bases, defensible market positions, and barriers to entry. Marlin Equity Partners was formed in 2005 and is based in Hermosa Beach, California with an additional office in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 63
Sector (Software) 3 of 25
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 3 of 42
State (Massachusetts) 1 of 4
Country (United States) 2 of 46
Year (2011) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-04-01 OnX Enterprise Solutions

Thornhill, Ontario, Canada

OnX Enterprise Solutions Ltd. is a global enterprise data center solutions provider with a suite of end-to-end solutions including the industry’s leading enterprise cloud offerings. OnX Enterprise Solutions was founded in 2006 and is based in Thornhill, Ontario.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-01-18 I/O Concepts Software

Bellevue, Washington, United States

I/O Concepts Software Corp. is a provider of software that helps enterprise data center operations increase IT efficiency and responsiveness, maximize accessibility, and ensure availability of systems using a single, focused and cost-effective event management solution.

Sell -