Oracle Acquires Ksplice

Announced July 21, 2011

What happened

Ksplice was a company providing rebootless Linux kernel updates, acquired by Oracle.

Oracle's acquisition history

78th of 140 tracked deals

Disclosed prices

42 of 140 Oracle deals

Oracle's average disclosed price

$2.32B

Oracle's largest disclosed deal

Cerner ($28.30B)

Tracked acquisitions in 2011

117 across all acquirers

Oracle in Rebootless Linux kernel updates

1 acquisition

When did Oracle acquire Ksplice?

Oracle acquired Ksplice on July 21, 2011. This was Oracle's 78th publicly tracked acquisition out of 140 we have on record.

How much did Oracle pay for Ksplice?

The price Oracle paid for Ksplice was not publicly disclosed. Only 42 of Oracle's 140 tracked acquisitions have a disclosed price.

What does Ksplice do?

Ksplice was a company providing rebootless Linux kernel updates, acquired by Oracle.

What other Rebootless Linux kernel updates companies has Oracle acquired?

Ksplice is Oracle's only publicly tracked acquisition in Rebootless Linux kernel updates so far.