Tech Company M&A Transactions

Cognos Acquisition

Cognos, based in Ottawa ON, was bought by IBM. The transaction price was $4.9 billion.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Acquired By
Announced On
11/12/2007
Transaction Type
M&A
Amount
$4,900,000,000
M&A Terms
The transaction will be paid for with cash.

Company Information

Company Status
Acquired or Merged
Industry
Enterprise IT
Mailing Address
3755 Riverside Drive
Ottawa ON, K1G 4K9
Canada
Email Address
Not Recorded
Overview
Cognos Incorporated provides business intelligence (BI) and corporate performance management software (CPM) solutions.
Profile
Cognos LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Cognos Company Twitter Account
Company News
Cognos News
Facebook
Cognos on Facebook
YouTube
Cognos on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Robert Ashe
  Robert Ashe LinkedIn Profile  Robert Ashe Twitter Account  Robert Ashe News  Robert Ashe on Facebook
Chief Financial Officer
Tom Manley
  Tom Manley LinkedIn Profile  Tom Manley Twitter Account  Tom Manley News  Tom Manley on Facebook
Chief Information Officer
Claudio Silvestri
  Claudio Silvestri LinkedIn Profile  Claudio Silvestri Twitter Account  Claudio Silvestri News  Claudio Silvestri on Facebook
Chief Operating Officer
Les Rechan
  Les Rechan LinkedIn Profile  Les Rechan Twitter Account  Les Rechan News  Les Rechan on Facebook
President
Jack Thomas
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Vice President
Barbara Cain
  Barbara Cain LinkedIn Profile  Barbara Cain Twitter Account  Barbara Cain News  Barbara Cain on Facebook
VP - Engineering
Jane Campbell
  Jane Campbell LinkedIn Profile  Jane Campbell Twitter Account  Jane Campbell News  Jane Campbell on Facebook
VP - Finance
Rob Ashe
  Rob Ashe LinkedIn Profile  Rob Ashe Twitter Account  Rob Ashe News  Rob Ashe on Facebook
VP - Marketing
Dave Laverty
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VP - Marketing
Rob Rose
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VP - Product Management
Eric Yau
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