Tech Company M&A Transactions
Blue Coat Systems Acquisition
Headquartered in Sunnyvale, Blue Coat Systems was acquired by Symantec. Symantec said the transaction price was $4.7 billion.
Transaction Overview
Company Name
Acquired By
Announced On
6/13/2016
Transaction Type
M&A
Amount
$4,650,000,000
M&A Terms
Technology security firm Symantec Corp said it would buy privately held cyber security company Blue Coat for $4.65 billion in a cash deal that will ramp up Symantec's enterprise security business.
Company Information
Company Status
Acquired or Merged
Industry
Software
Mailing Address
420 North Mary Ave.
Sunnyvale, CA 94085
USA
Sunnyvale, CA 94085
USA
Phone
Website
Email Address
Overview
Blue Coat offers advanced Network + Security + Cloud protection for 15,000 organizations every day, including 88 of the 100 largest global companies.
Profile
Social Media
Company News
Facebook
YouTube
Management Team
Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Greg Clark
Chief Financial Officer
Gregg Hampton
Chief Information Officer
Hugh Thompson
Chief Operating Officer
David Murphy
VP - Bus. Development
Venkat Raghavan
VP - Operations
Marc Andrews
VP - R & D
Ali Tabrizi
Browse more venture capital transactions:
Prev: 6/13/2016: PreNav venture capital transaction
Next: 6/13/2016: Netlift venture capital transaction
Share this article
Where The Data Comes From
We do our best to record every notable VC transaction. VC transactions reported here are derived from news reports and company announcements. The data comes to us via our partnership with VentureDeal.com, an affiliated venture.
Additional Resources for Entrepreneurs