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IBM Acquires Transitive

On November 18, 2008, IBM acquired software company Transitive

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is IBM’s 56th transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is IBM’s 60th transaction in the United States.
  • This is IBM’s 24th transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2008-11-18
Target Transitive
Sector Software
Buyer(s) IBM
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Transitive

Los Gatos, California, United States
Transitive Corp. is a cross-platform virtualization to allow applications written for one type of microprocessor and operating system to run on multiple platforms with little or no modification.

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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 81 of 204
Sector: Software M&A 56 of 111
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 69 of 181
State: California M&A 24 of 48
Country: United States M&A 60 of 147
Year: 2008 M&A 12 of 12
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-07-02 Platform Solutions

Sunnyvale, California, United States

Platform Solutions, Inc. is a developer of a new generation of mainframe computers compatible with the broadest set of datacenter environments and operating systems, including IBM® z/OS®.

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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Paris, France

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