M&A Deal Summary

IBM Acquires Language Analysis Systems

On March 16, 2006, IBM acquired software company Language Analysis Systems

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is IBM’s 32nd transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is IBM’s 39th transaction in the United States.
  • This is IBM’s 1st transaction in Vermont.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2006-03-16
Target Language Analysis Systems
Sector Software
Buyer(s) IBM
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Advisor(s) Portico Capital Securities (Financial)

Target

Language Analysis Systems

Herndon, Vermont, United States
Language Analysis Systems, Inc. is a developer of software services to multicultural name recognition technology.

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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 49 of 198
Sector (Software) 32 of 109
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 39 of 175
State (Vermont) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 39 of 142
Year (2006) 5 of 15
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-02-15 Micromuse

San Francisco, California, United States

Micromuse, Inc. is a provider of network management software used by banks, telecommunications carriers, governments, retailers and other organizations to monitor and manage their sophisticated technology infrastructures.

Buy $865M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-05-02 BuildForge

Austin, Texas, United States

BuildForge, Inc. is a provider of customers automate software development processes company.

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