M&A Deal Summary

SSA Global Technologies Acquires Infinium Software

On October 28, 2002, SSA Global Technologies acquired software company Infinium Software for 95M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is SSA Global Technologies’ 1st transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is SSA Global Technologies’ largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is SSA Global Technologies’ 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is SSA Global Technologies’ 1st transaction in Massachusetts.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2002-10-28
Target Infinium Software
Sector Software
Buyer(s) SSA Global Technologies
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 95M USD
Advisor(s) Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr (Legal)

Target

Infinium Software

Hyannis, Massachusetts, United States
Infinium Software, Inc. develops, markets, implements, maintains, and supports enterprise-level business software applications, which are optimized for the IBM eServer iSeries.

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Buyer

SSA Global Technologies

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Category Company
Founded 1981
Sector Information Technology
DESCRIPTION

SSA Global Technologies is the company that emerged from the August 2000 acquisition of substantially all of the assets of System Software Associates, Inc. by Gores and Cerberus Capital Management. SSA Global is a leading provider of extended ERP solutions for manufacturing, distribution, retail, services and public organizations worldwide. In addition to core ERP applications, SSA Global offers a full range of integrated extension solutions including corporate performance management, customer relationship management, product lifecycle management, supply chain management and supplier relationship management.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 2
Sector (Software) 1 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 2
State (Massachusetts) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 2
Year (2002) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-09-29 E.piphany

San Mateo, California, United States

Analytic and Operational Customer Relationship Management Software.

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