M&A Deal Summary

Microsoft Acquires Altamira Software

On September 27, 1994, Microsoft acquired software company Altamira Software

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Microsoft’s 4th transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is Microsoft’s 3rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Microsoft’s 1st transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 1994-09-27
Target Altamira Software
Sector Software
Buyer(s) Microsoft
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Altamira Software

Mill Valley, California, United States
Altamira Software was founded Dr. Alvy Ray Smith, Eric Lyons and Nicholas Clay in 1991. it was software pioneered object-based drawing and image editing.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Microsoft

Redmond, Washington, United States

Category Company
Founded 1975
Sector Software
Employees228,000
Revenue 245.1B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Microsoft's corporate headquarters in Redmond, Washington.
Entrance to Microsoft's corporate headquarters in Redmond, Washington.

Microsoft is a global technology company that offers a broad spectrum of software products, services, and devices designed to help individuals and organizations across various sectors. Its extensive portfolio includes the Windows operating systems, the Microsoft Office suite for productivity, and the Azure cloud computing platform, providing solutions for computing, analytics, storage, and networking. Microsoft also delves into enterprise applications with Dynamics 365, connects professionals via LinkedIn, and engages gamers through its Xbox brand and related services. Additionally, it offers internet services such as Bing for web search, Outlook.com for email, and Skype for communication. Microsoft was formed in 1975 and is based in Redmond, Washington.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 213
Sector: Software M&A 4 of 113
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 4 of 199
State: California M&A 1 of 57
Country: United States M&A 3 of 153
Year: 1994 M&A 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1994-06-28 Softimage

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Softimage develops 3D technology used in customer-centric solutions that enable professionals in the games, film and television industry to realize their creative vision. Its flagship product, SOFTIMAGE|XSI, is an extensible 3D animation software solution built on the most modern architecture in the industry and is used by media and entertainment companies.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1994-11-01 One Tree Software

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

One Tree Software provides software services in NC, United states.

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