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IBM Acquires Transitive Corporation

Announced November 18, 2008

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What happened

Transitive Corporation was a company based in USA, UK providing virtualization Software, acquired by IBM.

Acquirer
IBM
Target
Transitive Corporation
Announced
November 18, 2008
Price
Undisclosed
Industry
Virtualization Software

By the numbers

IBM's acquisition history
81st 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 2008
75 across all acquirers
IBM in Virtualization Software
1 acquisition

Frequently Asked Questions About This Acquisition

When did IBM acquire Transitive Corporation?

IBM acquired Transitive Corporation on November 18, 2008. This was IBM's 81st publicly tracked acquisition out of 170 we have on record.

How much did IBM pay for Transitive Corporation?

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

What does Transitive Corporation do?

Transitive Corporation was a company based in USA, UK providing virtualization Software, acquired by IBM.

What other Virtualization Software companies has IBM acquired?

Transitive Corporation is IBM's only publicly tracked acquisition in Virtualization Software so far.

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