M&A Deal Summary

SBC Communications Acquires Sterling Commerce

On February 22, 2000, SBC Communications acquired software company Sterling Commerce for 3.9B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is SBC Communications’ 1st transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is SBC Communications’ largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is SBC Communications’ 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is SBC Communications’ 1st transaction in Ohio.
Investment Fate
  • Sterling Commerce was divested to a consortium of strategic buyers in 2010 for 1.4B USD.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2000-02-22
Target Sterling Commerce
Sector Software
Buyer(s) SBC Communications
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 3.9B USD

Target

Sterling Commerce

Dublin, Ohio, United States
Sterling Commerce, Inc. is a software company that provides order management, B2B, and managed file transfer products.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

SBC Communications

San Antonio, Texas, United States
Category Company
Sector Communications
DESCRIPTION

SBC Communications, Inc. provides communication services.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 3
Sector (Software) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 3
State (Ohio) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 3
Year (2000) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Chicago, Illinois, United States

AT&T Teleholdings, Inc.provides telecommunications services in US.including local and long-distance telephone, cellular, paging, security, cable TV, Internet access

Buy $62M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2001-10-19 Prodigy Communications

White Plains, New York, United States

Prodigy Communications Corporation was an internet services provider based in White Plains, New York.

Buy -
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