M&A Deal Summary

OpenText Acquires HP - Customer Communications Management Assets

On June 20, 2016, OpenText acquired communications company HP - Customer Communications Management Assets from HP for 315M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is OpenText’s 1st transaction in the Communications sector.
  • This is OpenText’s 8th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is OpenText’s 21st transaction in the United States.
  • This is OpenText’s 5th transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2016-06-20
Target HP - Customer Communications Management Assets
Sector Communications
Buyer(s) OpenText
Sellers(s) HP
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 315M USD

Target

HP - Customer Communications Management Assets

California, United States
HP, Inc. - Customer Communications Management Assets is a provider of communication services.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

OpenText

Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Category Company
Founded 1991
Sector Software
Employees23,700
Revenue 4.5B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

OpenText is an independent software provider of enterprise information management (EIM). Open Text was founded in 1991 and is based in Waterloo, Ontario.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 31 of 45
Sector (Communications) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 5 of 8
State (California) 5 of 8
Country (United States) 21 of 32
Year (2016) 3 of 5
Size (of disclosed) 8 of 27
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-06-02 Recommind

San Francisco, California, United States

Recommind, Inc. is a provider of eDiscovery, and information analytics. Recommind's SaaS and managed services solutions include, Axcelerate for eDiscovery review and analysis, Perceptiv for contract analytics and Decisiv for enterprise-wide information access.

Buy $163M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-09-12 EMC - Enterprise Content Division

Hopkinton, Massachusetts, United States

EMC Corp. - Enterprise Content Division offers a suite of enterprise content management solutions with deep industry focus, including the Documentum ™, InfoArchive™, and LEAP™ product families.

Buy $1.6B

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

HP

Palo Alto, California, United States

Category Company
Founded 1939
Sector Technology Hardware
Employees58,000
Revenue 53.7B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
HP's corporate headquarters in Palo Alto, California.
HP's corporate headquarters in Palo Alto, California.

HP is the hardware successor to Hewlett-Packard Company. HP focuses on providing hardware, printers, and personal computing products. HP was founded in 1939 and is based in Palo Alto, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 14 of 14
Sector (Communications) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 10 of 10
State (California) 5 of 5
Country (United States) 13 of 13
Year (2016) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-11-01 Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Spring, Texas, United States

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) is a global enterprise information technology company that offers a variety of products, services, and solutions to businesses and organizations. Its portfolio includes cloud computing solutions, servers, storage, networking equipment, and a range of IT services aimed at helping customers optimize their IT operations, secure their operations, and accelerate digital transformation. HPE focuses on delivering solutions that enable businesses to improve their efficiency, scale their operations, and innovate in their respective markets. HPE was founded in 2015, as a result of the splitting of the original Hewlett-Packard Company into two separate companies, with HPE focusing on the enterprise technology infrastructure, software, and services segments. HPE is headquartered in Spring, Texas.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-09-12 Samsung Electronics - Printer Business

Seoul, South Korea

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.’s printing business delivers digital offerings to the printing industry with solutions that change workplaces into smart offices. Samsung’s printer business also brings an intellectual property portfolio of more than 6,500 printing patents and a world-class workforce that includes nearly 1,300 researchers and engineers with advanced expertise in laser printer technology, imaging electronics, and printer supplies and accessories to support continued innovation in print market solutions.

Buy $1.1B