IBM's Recent Mergers and Acquisitions

             IBM has recently been at the center of several acquisitions and
             mergers. The most notable being the acquisition of Rational Software which
             IBM purchased for $2.1 billion to acquire the company. An article
             entitled, "IBM completes acquisition of Rational Software", explains that
             Rational Software "provides open, industry standard tools, best practices
             and services for developing business applications and building software
             products and systems, including embedded software for devices such as cell
             phones and medical systems." ("IBM completes acquisition of Rational
             This was an important acquisition for IBM and will increase the scope
             of the companies operations. This particular acquisition was approved by
             Rational's shareholders in January of 2002 and Rational Software will be
             integrated into IBM's business as the fifth brand of software. ("IBM
             completes acquisition of Rational Software") This acquisition will aid IBM
             in providing businesses with more comprehensive tools to meet their
             More recently IBM acquired the software company Candle. The company
             "sells software for managing back-end corporate systems, including tools
             designed to improve mainframe application performance." (IBM snaps up
             another partner") IBM and Candle had actually been partners since 1976, so
             the acquisition was smooth because the companies were already familiar with
             IBM also acquired PricewaterhouseCoopers consulting which also
             greatly expanded the scope of the business. The consulting firm was
             acquired in 2002 for an estimated $3.5 billion. (Shankland) One of the
             perks that IBM offered PWC employees to keep them form seeking employment
             elsewhere was stock options which were greater than they could have held if
             they were part of an IPO. (Shankland) This is just one of the ways that IBM
             has learned to deal with acquisitions.
             One of the companies most notable m
             ...

More Essays:

APA     MLA     Chicago
IBM's Recent Mergers and Acquisitions. (1969, December 31). In MegaEssays.com. Retrieved 22:08, March 28, 2024, from https://www.megaessays.com/viewpaper/201140.html