M&A Deal Summary

SAP Acquires Ariba

On May 22, 2012, SAP acquired information technology company Ariba for 4.3B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is SAP’s 8th transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is SAP’s 5th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is SAP’s 15th transaction in the United States.
  • This is SAP’s 7th transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2012-05-22
Target Ariba
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) SAP
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 4.3B USD

Target

Ariba

Sunnyvale, California, United States
Ariba, Inc. is a provider of collaborative business commerce solutions. Ariba enables more efficient and effective buying, selling, and cash management by combining industry-leading software as a service (SaaS) commerce technology with the world's largest web-based global trading community and expert capabilities and services to augment internal resources and skills – all as a flexible, cloud-based service.

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Buyer

SAP

Walldorf, Germany
Category Company
Founded 1972
Sector Software
Employees108,133
Revenue 31.2B EUR (2023)
DESCRIPTION
SAP office in Downers Grove, Illinois.
SAP office in Downers Grove, Illinois.

SAP is a multinational software company that makes enterprise software to manage business operations and customer relations. SAP was founded in 1972 and is based in Walldorf, Germany.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 29 of 61
Sector (Information Technology) 8 of 13
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 29 of 59
State (California) 7 of 19
Country (United States) 15 of 35
Year (2012) 4 of 5
Size (of disclosed) 5 of 10
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-02-22 SuccessFactors

San Mateo, California, United States

SuccessFactors provides on-demand performance and talent management software that enables organizations to optimize the performance of its people. Its application suite includes various modules and capabilities, including performance management, goal management, compensation management, succession management, learning and development, recruiting management, analytics and reporting, employee profile, 360-degree review, employee survey, and proprietary and third-party content.

Buy $3.4B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-06-06 Syclo

Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United States

Syclo LLC offers Agentry, a mobile platform for developing, deploying, and managing mobile applications; and SMART Service Manager, a mobile product, which allows users to connect their field service technicians to the SAP Customer.

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