Acquisition History / IBM / Cleversafe

IBM Acquires Cleversafe

Announced November 6, 2015 — $1.31B

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What happened

Cleversafe was a company providing object-based storage software, acquired by IBM.

Acquirer
IBM
Target
Cleversafe
Announced
November 6, 2015
Price
$1.31B
Industry
Object-based storage software

By the numbers

IBM's acquisition history
149th 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 2015
116 across all acquirers
IBM in Object-based storage software
1 acquisition

Frequently Asked Questions About This Acquisition

When did IBM acquire Cleversafe?

IBM acquired Cleversafe on November 6, 2015. This was IBM's 149th publicly tracked acquisition out of 170 we have on record.

How much did IBM pay for Cleversafe?

IBM paid $1.31B for Cleversafe.

What does Cleversafe do?

Cleversafe was a company providing object-based storage software, acquired by IBM.

What other Object-based storage software companies has IBM acquired?

Cleversafe is IBM's only publicly tracked acquisition in Object-based storage software so far.

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