Tech Company M&A Transactions

Pliant Technology Acquisition

Pliant Technology was acquired by SanDisk. The acquisition occurred on 5/16/2011. The companies indicated that total deal value was $327 million.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Acquired By
Announced On
5/16/2011
Transaction Type
M&A
Amount
$327,000,000
M&A Terms
SanDisk will pay approximately $327 million in cash and provide certain equity-based incentives.

Company Information

Company Status
Acquired or Merged
Industry
Components
Mailing Address
630 Alder Drive 202
Milpitas, CA 95035
USA
Email Address
Overview
Pliant Technology is developing Enterprise Flash Drives (EFD's), a new class of solid state storage devices, that integrate seamlessly into enterprise information systems and dramatically improve performance, reliability, energy efficiency, and TCO.
Profile
Pliant Technology LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Pliant Technology Company Twitter Account
Company News
Pliant Technology News
Facebook
Pliant Technology on Facebook
YouTube
Pliant Technology on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Amyl Ahola
  Amyl Ahola LinkedIn Profile  Amyl Ahola Twitter Account  Amyl Ahola News  Amyl Ahola on Facebook
Chief Financial Officer
William Dobbin
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Chief Technical Officer
Aaron Olbrich
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Founder
Doug Prins
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President
Mike Chenery
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VP - Marketing
Greg Goelz
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VP - Operations
Frank Kull
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VP - Sales
Eric Shiroke
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