M&A Deal Summary

IBM Acquires PureEdge Solutions

On August 5, 2005, IBM acquired software company PureEdge Solutions

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is IBM’s 25th transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is IBM’s 4th transaction in Canada.
  • This is IBM’s 1st transaction in British Columbia.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2005-08-05
Target PureEdge Solutions
Sector Software
Buyer(s) IBM
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

PureEdge Solutions

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
PureEdge Solutions, Inc. is a developer of software that provides a consistent format for the sharing of documents and transactions between different applications.

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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 38 of 204
Sector: Software M&A 25 of 111
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 30 of 181
State: British Columbia M&A 1 of 1
Country: Canada M&A 4 of 13
Year: 2005 M&A 9 of 15
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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New York, New York, United States

Isogon Corp. is a provider of software asset management solutions for the mainframe.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-09-01 DWL

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

DWL, Inc. is a developer of customer data integration software that enables a single, integrated view of customer information spread across multiple product and business silos.

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