Acquisition History / IBM / Sterling Commerce

IBM Acquires Sterling Commerce

Announced May 24, 2010 — $1.40B

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What happened

Sterling Commerce was a company based in USA providing business software integration, acquired by IBM.

Acquirer
IBM
Target
Sterling Commerce
Announced
May 24, 2010
Price
$1.40B
Industry
Business software integration

By the numbers

IBM's acquisition history
94th 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 2010
115 across all acquirers
IBM in Business software integration
1 acquisition

Frequently Asked Questions About This Acquisition

When did IBM acquire Sterling Commerce?

IBM acquired Sterling Commerce on May 24, 2010. This was IBM's 94th publicly tracked acquisition out of 170 we have on record.

How much did IBM pay for Sterling Commerce?

IBM paid $1.40B for Sterling Commerce.

What does Sterling Commerce do?

Sterling Commerce was a company based in USA providing business software integration, acquired by IBM.

What other Business software integration companies has IBM acquired?

Sterling Commerce is IBM's only publicly tracked acquisition in Business software integration so far.

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