Acquisition History / 2009

Company Acquisitions in 2009

54 publicly known acquisitions announced in 2009, across all acquirers we track.

  1. 1Marvel Entertainmentacquired by Disney · Comics and entertainmentDec 2009$4.40B
  2. 2Mixer Labsacquired by Twitter · Location information engineDec 2009$5.2M
  3. 3Starent Networksacquired by Cisco · System Architecture EvolutionDec 2009$2.90B
  4. 4Lombardiacquired by IBM · Business Process ManagementDec 2009Undisclosed
  5. 5Opalis Softwareacquired by Microsoft · SoftwareDec 2009Undisclosed
  6. 6AppJetacquired by Google · Collaborative real-time editorDec 2009Undisclosed
  7. 7Lala.comacquired by Apple · Music streamingDec 2009$17M
  8. 8Guardiumacquired by IBM · Database monitoring and protectionNov 2009Undisclosed
  9. 9Teracentacquired by Google · Online advertisingNov 2009Undisclosed
  10. 10AdMobacquired by Google · Mobile advertisingNov 2009Undisclosed
  11. 11Gizmo5acquired by Google · Voice over IPNov 2009$30M
  12. 12Zapposacquired by AmazonNov 2009$1.20B
  13. 13Set-top box business of DVNacquired by Cisco · CableNov 2009Undisclosed
  14. 14ScanSafeacquired by Cisco · SaaS Web Security ProviderOct 2009$183M
  15. 15|SOPHOIacquired by Oracle · Intellectual property management for Media & Entertainment IndustryOct 2009Undisclosed
  16. 16|HyperRollacquired by Oracle · Financials, software and IT servicesSep 2009Undisclosed
  17. 17RedPill Solutionsacquired by IBM · Analytics and OptimisationSep 2009Undisclosed
  18. 18Interactive Supercomputingacquired by Microsoft · SoftwareSep 2009Undisclosed
  19. 19reCAPTCHAacquired by Google · SecuritySep 2009Undisclosed
  20. 20Omnitureacquired by Adobe · Web analyticsSep 2009$1.80B
  21. 21Wideload Gamesacquired by Disney · Video gamesSep 2009Undisclosed
  22. 22SAFacquired by SAP · Inventory ManagementSep 2009$91M
  23. 23Business Catalystacquired by Adobe · Website hosting and business management SaaSAug 2009Undisclosed
  24. 24Maktoob.comacquired by Yahoo · Social mediaAug 2009$167M
  25. 25RapidMindacquired by Intel · Electronic circuit design softwareAug 2009Undisclosed
  26. 26FriendFeedacquired by Meta · Social aggregationAug 2009$47.5M
  27. 27On2acquired by Google · Video compressionAug 2009$133M
  28. 28IBRIX, Inc.acquired by HP · Computer softwareAug 2009Undisclosed
  29. 29Ounce Labsacquired by IBM · Source code analysisJul 2009Undisclosed
  30. 30SPSS Inc.acquired by IBM · Statistical analysis softwareJul 2009$1.20B
  31. 31|GoldenGate Softwareacquired by Oracle · Heterogeneous Replications, software and ITJul 2009Undisclosed
  32. 32Xoopitacquired by Yahoo · Webmail applicationsJul 2009$20M
  33. 33Placebaseacquired by Apple · MapsJul 2009Undisclosed
  34. 34Cilk Artsacquired by Intel · Programming languagesJul 2009Undisclosed
  35. 35SnapTellacquired by AmazonJun 2009Undisclosed
  36. 36Conformiaacquired by Oracle · Product Lifecycle ManagementJun 2009Undisclosed
  37. 37Wind River Systemsacquired by Intel · SoftwareJun 2009$884M
  38. 38Rosetta Biosoftwareacquired by Microsoft · Bioinformatics solutions for life science researchJun 2009Undisclosed
  39. 39Virtual Iron Softwareacquired by Oracle · Server Virtualization Management SoftwareMay 2009Undisclosed
  40. 40BigParkacquired by Microsoft · Video games interactive online gamingMay 2009Undisclosed
  41. 41Exeros Assetsacquired by IBM · Data Discovery SoftwareMay 2009Undisclosed
  42. 42Highdealacquired by SAP · High-volume billingMay 2009Undisclosed
  43. 43Tidal Softwareacquired by Cisco · Job schedulingMay 2009$105M
  44. 44Lexcycleacquired by AmazonApr 2009Undisclosed
  45. 45G-Marketacquired by eBay · Electronic commerceApr 2009$1.20B
  46. 46Relsys Internationalacquired by Oracle · Drug Safety and Risk ManagementMar 2009Undisclosed
  47. 47Pure Digital Technologiesacquired by Cisco · Digital videoMar 2009$590M
  48. 483DV Systemsacquired by Microsoft · Developer of ZCam , a time-of-flight cameraMar 2009$35M
  49. 49Kerpoofacquired by Disney · Online creativity toolsFeb 2009Undisclosed
  50. 50Swiftfoot Graphics ABacquired by Intel · 3D computer graphics softwareFeb 2009Undisclosed
  51. 51Gamestaracquired by Disney · Video gamesFeb 2009Undisclosed
  52. 52Richards-Zeta Building Intelligenceacquired by Cisco · Building management systemsJan 2009Undisclosed
  53. 53Outblaze's E-Mail Service Assetsacquired by IBM · Online messaging and collaborationJan 2009Undisclosed
  54. 54Positronic Inc.acquired by eBay · Machine learningJan 2009Undisclosed