Acquisition History / IBM / Informix Corporation

IBM Acquires Informix Corporation

Announced July 2, 2001 — $1B

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What happened

Informix Corporation was a company based in USA providing database software, acquired by IBM.

Acquirer
IBM
Target
Informix Corporation
Announced
July 2, 2001
Price
$1B
Industry
Database software

By the numbers

IBM's acquisition history
2nd 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 2001
42 across all acquirers
IBM in Database software
2 acquisitions

Frequently Asked Questions About This Acquisition

When did IBM acquire Informix Corporation?

IBM acquired Informix Corporation on July 2, 2001. This was IBM's 2nd publicly tracked acquisition out of 170 we have on record.

How much did IBM pay for Informix Corporation?

IBM paid $1B for Informix Corporation.

What does Informix Corporation do?

Informix Corporation was a company based in USA providing database software, acquired by IBM.

What other Database software companies has IBM acquired?

IBM has made 2 acquisitions in Database software, including Informix Corporation. See the full list on the Database software and IBM acquisition pages.

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