Oracle Acquires Sleepycat Software

Announced February 2006

What happened

Sleepycat Software was a company providing open-source database software for embedded applications, acquired by Oracle.

Oracle's acquisition history

36th 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 2006

98 across all acquirers

Oracle in Open-source database software for embedded applications

1 acquisition

When did Oracle acquire Sleepycat Software?

Oracle acquired Sleepycat Software on February 2006. This was Oracle's 36th publicly tracked acquisition out of 140 we have on record.

How much did Oracle pay for Sleepycat Software?

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

What does Sleepycat Software do?

Sleepycat Software was a company providing open-source database software for embedded applications, acquired by Oracle.

What other Open-source database software for embedded applications companies has Oracle acquired?

Sleepycat Software is Oracle's only publicly tracked acquisition in Open-source database software for embedded applications so far.