M&A Deal Summary

Trend Micro Acquires TippingPoint Technologies

On October 21, 2015, Trend Micro acquired technology hardware company TippingPoint Technologies from Hewlett Packard Enterprise for 300M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Trend Micro’s 1st transaction in the Technology Hardware sector.
  • This is Trend Micro’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Trend Micro’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Trend Micro’s 1st transaction in Texas.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2015-10-21
Target TippingPoint Technologies
Sector Technology Hardware
Buyer(s) Trend Micro
Sellers(s) Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 300M USD

Target

TippingPoint Technologies

Austin, Texas, United States
TippingPoint Technologies, Inc. is a manufacturer of IT security solutions. TippingPoint's UnityOne Intrusion Prevention Systems offer automated protection against cyber attack, with technology that can scale to gigabit speeds.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Trend Micro

Tokyo, Japan
Category Company
Founded 1965
Sector Software
Employees7,432
Revenue 248.7B JPY (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Trend Micro is an entity which develops and sells security-related software products for computers and the Internet primarily in Japan. Trend Micro was founded in 1965 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 5
Sector (Technology Hardware) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (Texas) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 2
Year (2015) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-02-27 Identum

United Kingdom

Identum provides UK e-mail encryption technology.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-11-27 Immunio

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Immunio, Inc. is an automatic detection and protection against application security vulnerabilities. Immunio is based in Montreal, Quebec.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Spring, Texas, United States
Category Company
Founded 2015
Sector Information Technology
Employees60,200
Revenue 29.1B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to a Hewlett Packard Enterprise office in Sunnyvale, California.
Entrance to a Hewlett Packard Enterprise office in Sunnyvale, California.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) is a global enterprise information technology company that offers a variety of products, services, and solutions to businesses and organizations. Its portfolio includes cloud computing solutions, servers, storage, networking equipment, and a range of IT services aimed at helping customers optimize their IT operations, secure their operations, and accelerate digital transformation. HPE focuses on delivering solutions that enable businesses to improve their efficiency, scale their operations, and innovate in their respective markets. HPE was founded in 2015, as a result of the splitting of the original Hewlett-Packard Company into two separate companies, with HPE focusing on the enterprise technology infrastructure, software, and services segments. HPE is headquartered in Spring, Texas.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 6
Sector (Technology Hardware) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 5
State (Texas) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 1 of 6
Year (2015) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 3 of 3
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-05-24 Hewlett Packard Enterprise - Enterprise Services Business

Palo Alto, California, United States

Hewlett Packard Enterprise's Enterprise Services Business is a global provider of IT services to diverse set of customers.

Sell $8.5B
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