IBM Acquires Cognos

Announced January 31, 2008 — $5B

What happened

Cognos was a company based in CAN providing business intelligence, acquired by IBM.

IBM's acquisition history

72nd of 170 tracked deals

Disclosed prices

37 of 170 IBM deals

IBM's average disclosed price

$1.89B

IBM's largest disclosed deal

Tracked acquisitions in 2008

75 across all acquirers

IBM in Business intelligence

4 acquisitions

When did IBM acquire Cognos?

IBM acquired Cognos on January 31, 2008. This was IBM's 72nd publicly tracked acquisition out of 170 we have on record.

How much did IBM pay for Cognos?

IBM paid $5B for Cognos.

What does Cognos do?

Cognos was a company based in CAN providing business intelligence, acquired by IBM.

What other Business intelligence companies has IBM acquired?

IBM has made 4 acquisitions in Business intelligence, including Cognos. See the full list on the Business intelligence and IBM acquisition pages.