M&A Deal Summary

Oracle Acquires Ravello Systems

On February 22, 2016, Oracle acquired internet software and services company Ravello Systems for 500M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Oracle’s 22nd transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is Oracle’s 19th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Oracle’s 95th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Oracle’s 43rd transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2016-02-22
Target Ravello Systems
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) Oracle
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 500M USD

Target

Ravello Systems

Palo Alto, California, United States
Ravello Systems, Inc. is a provider of cloud based hypervisor solutions that enable enterprises to encapsulate their multi-VM applications and run them on-premise.

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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 108 of 132
Sector (Internet Software and Services) 22 of 34
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 101 of 124
State (California) 43 of 52
Country (United States) 95 of 114
Year (2016) 2 of 9
Size (of disclosed) 19 of 25
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