Tech Company M&A Transactions

Opsware Acquisition

On 7/23/2007, Opsware was acquired by Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Hewlett Packard Enterprise said the transaction price was $1.6 billion.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
7/23/2007
Transaction Type
M&A
Amount
$1,600,000,000
M&A Terms
HP (NYSE:HPQ) today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to purchase Opsware Inc. (Nasdaq:OPSW) through a cash tender offer for $14.25 per share, or an enterprise value (net of existing cash and debt) of approximately $1.6 billion on a fully diluted basis.

Company Information

Company Status
Acquired or Merged
Industry
Software
Mailing Address
599 N Mathilda Avenue
Sunnyvale, CA 94085
USA
Email Address
Not Recorded
Overview
Opsware, Inc. (Nasdaq: OPSW) provides information technology (IT) automation software products for enterprises, government agencies, and service providers. Its software products automate server and software operations in data centers, including provisioning, changing, patching, reporting, configuring, scaling, securing, recovering, auditing, and reallocating servers and business applications.
Profile
Opsware LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Opsware Company Twitter Account
Company News
Opsware News
Facebook
Opsware on Facebook
YouTube
Opsware on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Benjamin Horowitz
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