M&A Deal Summary

IBM Acquires OpenPages

On September 15, 2010, IBM acquired software company OpenPages

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is IBM’s 68th transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is IBM’s 77th transaction in the United States.
  • This is IBM’s 15th transaction in Massachusetts.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2010-09-15
Target OpenPages
Sector Software
Buyer(s) IBM
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Advisor(s) Union Square Advisors (Financial)

Target

OpenPages

Littleton, Massachusetts, United States
OpenPages, Inc. is a developer of software that helps companies more easily identify and manage risk and compliance activities across the enterprise through a single management system.

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Buyer

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 100 of 204
Sector: Software M&A 68 of 111
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 86 of 181
State: Massachusetts M&A 15 of 26
Country: United States M&A 77 of 147
Year: 2010 M&A 11 of 15
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-08-13 Unica

Waltham, Massachusetts, United States

Unica Corp. is a provider of enterprise marketing software that helps users predict consumer behavior and execute effective marketing programs.

Buy $480M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-09-20 Netezza

Marlborough, Massachusetts, United States

Netezza Corp. is a developer of data warehouse and analytics software solutions for companies in the United States and internationally.

Buy $1.7B