IBM Acquires Guardium

Announced November 30, 2009

What happened

Guardium was a company based in USA, ISR providing database monitoring and protection, acquired by IBM.

IBM's acquisition history

87th 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 2009

54 across all acquirers

IBM in Database monitoring and protection

1 acquisition

When did IBM acquire Guardium?

IBM acquired Guardium on November 30, 2009. This was IBM's 87th publicly tracked acquisition out of 170 we have on record.

How much did IBM pay for Guardium?

The price IBM paid for Guardium was not publicly disclosed. Only 37 of IBM's 170 tracked acquisitions have a disclosed price.

What does Guardium do?

Guardium was a company based in USA, ISR providing database monitoring and protection, acquired by IBM.

What other Database monitoring and protection companies has IBM acquired?

Guardium is IBM's only publicly tracked acquisition in Database monitoring and protection so far.