Acquisition History / IBM / Rational Software Corporation

IBM Acquires Rational Software Corporation

Announced February 21, 2003 — $2.10B

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What happened

Rational Software Corporation was a company based in USA providing software Development, acquired by IBM.

Acquirer
IBM
Target
Rational Software Corporation
Announced
February 21, 2003
Price
$2.10B
Industry
Software Development

By the numbers

IBM's acquisition history
11th 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 2003
44 across all acquirers
IBM in Software Development
2 acquisitions

Frequently Asked Questions About This Acquisition

When did IBM acquire Rational Software Corporation?

IBM acquired Rational Software Corporation on February 21, 2003. This was IBM's 11th publicly tracked acquisition out of 170 we have on record.

How much did IBM pay for Rational Software Corporation?

IBM paid $2.10B for Rational Software Corporation.

What does Rational Software Corporation do?

Rational Software Corporation was a company based in USA providing software Development, acquired by IBM.

What other Software Development companies has IBM acquired?

IBM has made 2 acquisitions in Software Development, including Rational Software Corporation. See the full list on the Software Development and IBM acquisition pages.

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