Tech Company M&A Transactions

SolidFire Acquisition

SolidFire, based in Boulder, was bought by NetApp. NetApp said the transaction price was $870 million.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Acquired By
Announced On
12/22/2015
Transaction Type
M&A
Amount
$870,000,000
M&A Terms
The acquisition will be paid for with all cash.

Company Information

Company Status
Acquired or Merged
Industry
Storage
Mailing Address
1620 Pearl St. 200
Boulder, CO 80302
USA
Email Address
Overview
Atlanta-based SolidFire is a next-generation storage platform for cloud computing providers and other enterprises that need scalable, reliable storage for thousands of servers. The Company's solution allows customers to take advantage of the performance of solid state storage at a price comparable to traditional spinning disk.
Profile
SolidFire LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
SolidFire Company Twitter Account
Company News
SolidFire News
Facebook
SolidFire on Facebook
YouTube
SolidFire on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
David Wright
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Chief Financial Officer
John Hillyard
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Chief Marketing Officer
James Whitemore
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President
RJ Weigel
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VP - Engineering
Daniel Berg
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VP - Marketing
Jay Prassl
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VP - Product Management
Adam Carter
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VP - Sales
Brian McCloskey
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