M&A Deal Summary

Oracle Acquires BEA Systems

On April 29, 2008, Oracle acquired information technology company BEA Systems

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Oracle’s 4th transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is Oracle’s 36th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Oracle’s 18th transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2008-04-29
Target BEA Systems
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) Oracle
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

BEA Systems

San Jose, California, United States
BEA Systems, Inc. is a provider of enterprise application infrastructure solutions.

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Buyer

Oracle

Austin, Texas, United States
Category Company
Founded 1977
Sector Software
Employees159,000
Revenue 53.0B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
Oracle's headquarters in Austin, Texas.
Oracle's headquarters in Austin, Texas.

Oracle provides products and services that address corporate information technology (IT) environments including applications, platforms, and infrastructure. Oracle's products and services are available to customers via cloud computing or on-premises deployment models. Products include database and middleware software, application software, cloud infrastructure software and hardware systems (Oracle Engineered Systems, servers, storage, networking and industry specific products), along with support and related services. Oracle was formed in 1977 and is based in Austin, Texas.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 43 of 132
Sector (Information Technology) 4 of 16
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 38 of 124
State (California) 18 of 52
Country (United States) 36 of 114
Year (2008) 3 of 11
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