Tech Company M&A Transactions

JBoss Acquisition

JBoss, based in Atlanta, was acquired by Red Hat. The transaction price was $420 million.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Acquired By
Announced On
4/10/2006
Transaction Type
M&A
Amount
$420,000,000
M&A Terms
Red Hat will acquire JBoss for approximately $350 million in initial consideration, plus approximately $70 million subject to the achievement of certain future performance metrics.

Company Information

Company Status
Acquired or Merged
Industry
Software
Mailing Address
3340 Peachtree Road 1200
Atlanta, GA 30326
USA
Email Address
Not Recorded
Overview
JBoss, pioneered the disruptive Professional Open Source model, which combines the best of the open source and proprietary software worlds to make open source a safe choice for the enterprise and give CIOs peace of mind.
Profile
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Social Media
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Company News
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Facebook
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YouTube
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Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Marc Fleury
  Marc Fleury LinkedIn Profile  Marc Fleury Twitter Account  Marc Fleury News  Marc Fleury on Facebook


 

 

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