M&A Deal Summary

Oracle Acquires Sun Microsystems

On January 27, 2010, Oracle acquired technology hardware company Sun Microsystems for 7.4B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Oracle’s 1st transaction in the Technology Hardware sector.
  • This is Oracle’s 4th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Oracle’s 51st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Oracle’s 26th transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2010-01-27
Target Sun Microsystems
Sector Technology Hardware
Buyer(s) Oracle
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 7.4B USD
Advisor(s) Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati (Legal)

Target

Sun Microsystems

Santa Clara, California, United States
Sun Microsystems, Inc. was a company that sold computers, computer components, computer software, and information technology services and that created the Java programming language, and the Network File System.

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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 60 of 132
Sector (Technology Hardware) 1 of 4
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 54 of 124
State (California) 26 of 52
Country (United States) 51 of 114
Year (2010) 2 of 11
Size (of disclosed) 4 of 25
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-01-04 Silver Creek Systems

Westminster, Colorado, United States

Silver Creek Systems is the leading provider of Product Data Mastering tools and technology. While traditional tools founder on the complexity and variability of product data, Silver Creek Systems uses breakthrough semantic technology to allow companies to ‘master’ their product data quickly and more efficiently than ever before — reducing costs and driving efficiencies across the business.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-02-08 AmberPoint

Oakland, California, United States

AmberPoint has been recognized for its innovation in SOA Management, Business Transaction Management and run-time SOA Governance. The combination of Oracle and AmberPoint is expected to extend Oracle's leadership in Fusion Middleware SOA Management Solutions. Adding AmberPoint's capabilities to Oracle's solutions is expected to provide customers with more agility and visibility into their business processes, enabling increased control and performance of critical applications.

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