Acquisition History / IBM / Clarity Systems

IBM Acquires Clarity Systems

Announced October 21, 2010 — $350M

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What happened

Clarity Systems was a company based in CAN providing financial governance, acquired by IBM.

Acquirer
IBM
Target
Clarity Systems
Announced
October 21, 2010
Price
$350M
Industry
Financial governance

By the numbers

IBM's acquisition history
104th of 170 tracked deals
Disclosed prices
37 of 170 IBM deals
IBM's average disclosed price
$1.89B
IBM's largest disclosed deal
Red Hat ($34B)
Tracked acquisitions in 2010
115 across all acquirers
IBM in Financial governance
1 acquisition

Frequently Asked Questions About This Acquisition

When did IBM acquire Clarity Systems?

IBM acquired Clarity Systems on October 21, 2010. This was IBM's 104th publicly tracked acquisition out of 170 we have on record.

How much did IBM pay for Clarity Systems?

IBM paid $350M for Clarity Systems.

What does Clarity Systems do?

Clarity Systems was a company based in CAN providing financial governance, acquired by IBM.

What other Financial governance companies has IBM acquired?

Clarity Systems is IBM's only publicly tracked acquisition in Financial governance so far.

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