M&A Deal Summary

IBM Acquires Silverpop Systems

On April 10, 2014, IBM acquired software company Silverpop Systems

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is IBM’s 89th transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is IBM’s 98th transaction in the United States.
  • This is IBM’s 3rd transaction in Georgia.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2014-04-10
Target Silverpop Systems
Sector Software
Buyer(s) IBM
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Silverpop Systems

Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Silverpop Systems, Inc. is a provider of cloud-based software to deliver personalized customer engagements in highly scalable environments

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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 133 of 204
Sector: Software M&A 89 of 111
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 118 of 181
State: Georgia M&A 3 of 5
Country: United States M&A 98 of 147
Year: 2014 M&A 2 of 5
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