M&A Deal Summary

Oracle Acquires Hyperion Solutions

On February 28, 2007, Oracle acquired software company Hyperion Solutions from TA Associates and Summit Partners for 3.3B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Oracle’s 22nd transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is Oracle’s 7th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Oracle’s 25th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Oracle’s 12th transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2007-02-28
Target Hyperion Solutions
Sector Software
Buyer(s) Oracle
Sellers(s) TA Associates
Summit Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 3.3B USD

Target

Hyperion Solutions

Santa Clara, California, United States
Hyperion Software creates applications that support enterprise wide financial planning budgeting, forecasting, consolidation and business analysis.

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Buyer(S) 1

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. Its 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 30 of 132
Sector: Software M&A 22 of 73
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 26 of 124
State: California M&A 12 of 52
Country: United States M&A 25 of 114
Year: 2007 M&A 2 of 12
Size (of disclosed) 7 of 25
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-01-12 Oracle Financial Services Software

Edison, New Jersey, United States

Oracle Financial Services Software, Inc. is a provider of information technology solutions for the financial services industry worldwide.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-03-23 Tangosol

Somerville, Massachusetts, United States

Tangosol provides a proven reliable in-memory data grid technology designed to meet the new demands for real-time data analytics, compute intensive middleware and high performance transactions—often referred to as Extreme Transaction Processing (XTP).

Buy -

Seller(S) 2

SELLER

TA Associates

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1968
PE ASSETS 65.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

TA Associates is a private equity firm that targets investments in middle-market and large companies around the world. TA will consider control or minority investments in profitable companies and looks to commit between $70 and $500 million per transaction. TA proactively reaches out to companies directly in sourcing potential investment opportunities. Prospective businesses are generally valued between $100 million and $3 billion. Areas of interest include technology, software, communications, financial services, healthcare, business services, semiconductors/electronics, and consumer products/services. In addition to investing equity capital, TA also makes subordinated debt investments. TA's geographic preference is North America, Asia/Pacific, and Europe. TA Associates was formed in 1968 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 113 of 260
Sector: Software M&A 31 of 58
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 67 of 133
State: California M&A 22 of 30
Country: United States M&A 108 of 207
Year: 2007 M&A 3 of 16
Size (of disclosed) 4 of 68
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-02-28 Drive Assist UK

Tamworth, United Kingdom

Drive Assist UK Ltd. is a provider of replacement vehicles across the United Kingdom. The company works alongside the insurance industry to provide short-term replacement vehicles to non-fault parties involved in accidents while their vehicles are repaired. Drive Assist also focuses on longer-term corporate rentals and warranty replacements.

Sell £250M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-03-20 Jupiter Fund Management

London, United Kingdom

Jupiter Fund Management is a fund management group, managing investments for both private and institutional investors. Jupiter Fund Management was founded in 1985 and is based in London, England.

Buy -
SELLER

Summit Partners

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 1984
PE ASSETS 45.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Summit Partners is a private investment and asset management firm focused on venture, growth, credit, and public equity investing. Sectors of interest include business services, communications technology and services, consumer products, energy, financial services, healthcare and life sciences, industrial products, internet/information services, media/entertainment, semiconductors, electronics, and software. Summit Partners is known for having a proactive business development group for sourcing transactions. Summit will consider both minority or majority investment stakes and is willing to commit as little as $10 million or as much as $500 million in combined debt/junior capital per transaction. The Firm's geographic coverage spans North America and Europe. Summit Partners was formed in 1984 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 128 of 298
Sector: Software M&A 24 of 56
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 55 of 134
State: California M&A 39 of 64
Country: United States M&A 124 of 258
Year: 2007 M&A 2 of 12
Size (of disclosed) 3 of 51
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-01-29 Sage Telecom

Richardson, Texas, United States

Sage Telecom is a competitive local exchange carrier providing local, long distance and enhanced voice services to residential and small business customers in rural and suburban markets.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-04-16 AmeriPath

Orlando, Florida, United States

AmeriPath, Inc. is a leading national provider of anatomic pathology, dermatopathology and molecular diagnostic services to physicians, hospitals, clinical laboratories and surgery centers across the U.S.

Sell $2.0B