M&A Deal Summary

Oracle Acquires Taleo

On February 9, 2012, Oracle acquired software company Taleo for 1.9B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Oracle’s 59th transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is Oracle’s 8th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Oracle’s 65th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Oracle’s 32nd transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2012-02-09
Target Taleo
Sector Software
Buyer(s) Oracle
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 1.9B USD
Advisor(s) Qatalyst Partners (Financial)

Target

Taleo

Dublin, California, United States
Taleo Corporation provides on-demand talent management software solutions. The Company offers recruiting, performance management, compensation, succession planning, learning management, leadership development, and analytics software solutions. The Company delivers its solutions on demand as a service that is accessed through an Internet connection and a Web browser. Its solution delivery model, also called software-as-a-service (SaaS). It offers its solutions as a subscription-based service for, which its customers pay a recurring annual or quarterly fee during the subscription term. The Company operates in two segments: subscription and support and professional services.

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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. 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 78 of 132
Sector (Software) 59 of 73
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 71 of 124
State (California) 32 of 52
Country (United States) 65 of 114
Year (2012) 1 of 11
Size (of disclosed) 8 of 25
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-10-24 RightNow Technologies

Bozeman, Montana, United States

RightNow Technologies provides Internet-based customer support software and service solutions that deliver rapid time-to-benefit and quick return on investment.

Buy $1.5B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-03-29 ClearTrial

Chicago, Illinois, United States

ClearTrial is a provider of cloud-based Clinical Trial Operations (CTO) applications that make the planning, sourcing, and tracking of clinical projects and financial performance faster and more accurate.

Buy -
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