Tech Company M&A Transactions

PlateSpin Acquisition

Headquartered in Toronto, PlateSpin was bought by Novell. Purchase price was estimated to be $205 million.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Acquired By
Announced On
2/25/2008
Transaction Type
M&A
Amount
$205,000,000
M&A Terms
Novell will acquire PlateSpin for $205 million using current cash.

Company Information

Company Status
Acquired or Merged
Industry
Enterprise IT
Mailing Address
144 Front Street West 385
Toronto, M5J 2L7
Canada
Email Address
Not Recorded
Overview
PlateSpin is a leading supplier of technology and solutions that help companies measure, consolidate and optimize the server resources in the data center.
Profile
PlateSpin LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
PlateSpin Company Twitter Account
Company News
PlateSpin News
Facebook
PlateSpin on Facebook
YouTube
PlateSpin on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Stephen Pollack
  Stephen Pollack LinkedIn Profile  Stephen Pollack Twitter Account  Stephen Pollack News  Stephen Pollack on Facebook
Chief Financial Officer
Efrem Ainsley
  Efrem Ainsley LinkedIn Profile  Efrem Ainsley Twitter Account  Efrem Ainsley News  Efrem Ainsley on Facebook
Vice President
Eric Courville
  Eric  Courville LinkedIn Profile  Eric  Courville Twitter Account  Eric  Courville News  Eric  Courville on Facebook
VP - Human Resources
Jennifer Small
  Jennifer Small LinkedIn Profile  Jennifer Small Twitter Account  Jennifer Small News  Jennifer Small on Facebook
VP - Manufacturing
John Stetic
  John Stetic LinkedIn Profile  John Stetic Twitter Account  John Stetic News  John Stetic on Facebook
VP - Marketing
Cadman Chui
  Cadman  Chui LinkedIn Profile  Cadman  Chui Twitter Account  Cadman  Chui News  Cadman  Chui on Facebook
VP - Product Management
Israel Ben-Ishai
  Israel Ben-Ishai LinkedIn Profile  Israel Ben-Ishai Twitter Account  Israel Ben-Ishai News  Israel Ben-Ishai on Facebook
VP - Sales
Chris Mureen
  Chris Mureen LinkedIn Profile  Chris Mureen Twitter Account  Chris Mureen News  Chris Mureen on Facebook


 

 

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