HP Acquires ArcSight

Announced October 22, 2010 — $1.50B

What happened

A security information and event management software company.

HP's acquisition history

111th of 131 tracked deals

Disclosed prices

36 of 131 HP deals

HP's average disclosed price

$2.59B

HP's largest disclosed deal

Compaq ($25B)

Tracked acquisitions in 2010

115 across all acquirers

HP in Corporate computer security management

1 acquisition

When did HP acquire ArcSight?

HP acquired ArcSight on October 22, 2010. This was HP's 111th publicly tracked acquisition out of 131 we have on record.

How much did HP pay for ArcSight?

HP paid $1.50B for ArcSight.

What does ArcSight do?

A security information and event management software company.

What other Corporate computer security management companies has HP acquired?

ArcSight is HP's only publicly tracked acquisition in Corporate computer security management so far.