Public Company Software

VMware

Palo Alto, California, United States

VMware software helps customers manage cloud complexity to modernize infrastructure, accelerate application development, and protect workloads across data center, cloud, apps, and edge. VMware’s platform emphasizes private-cloud-like security and performance with public-cloud scale and agility, supported by security and disaster recovery capabilities.

Focus Areas
Virtualization, Cloud infrastructure, Networking

Tracked deals

8

8 tracked deals across 2010-2020.

Recent pace

0

0 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Buyout

8 buyout

VMware Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 3 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 3 years for VMware. 1 2017 2 2019 3 2020

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

  • Buyer
    VMware
    Target
    SaltStack
    Seller
    Mercato Partners (Traverse Growth Fund III)
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Type
    Buyout

    VMware announced the acquisition of SaltStack, a Lehi, Utah-based enterprise automation and security software company, from Mercato Partners' Traverse Growth Fund III for an undisclosed amount. The deal brings SaltStack’s event-driven infrastructure and vulnerability management capabilities into VMware’s cloud, networking and security portfolio to expand its automation and SecOps offerings.

  • June 18, 2020
    Buyer
    VMware
    Target
    Lastline
    Industry
    Cybersecurity
    Type
    Buyout

    VMware acquired Lastline, a network detection & response and malware sandboxing company, to bolster its Intrinsic Security vision and integrate Lastline's analytics with VMware NSX and Carbon Black. The deal was announced in June 2020 and closed on June 18, 2020, with reports valuing the transaction at roughly $110 million.

  • Buyer
    VMware, Inc.
    Target
    Nyansa, Inc.
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Type
    Buyout

    VMware announced intent to acquire Nyansa, an AI-based network analytics vendor, to integrate end-to-end visibility, monitoring and remediation into VMware SD‑WAN by VeloCloud. The acquisition brings Nyansa's Voyance AIOps platform and AI/ML capabilities into VMware's networking portfolio to improve troubleshooting, proactively predict client problems and advance self‑healing network capabilities.

  • Buyer
    VMware, Inc.
    Target
    Pivotal Software, Inc.
    Seller
    Pivotal Class A common stockholders, Dell Technologies
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Type
    Buyout

    VMware, Inc. completed its acquisition of Pivotal Software, Inc., acquiring Pivotal for an enterprise value of approximately $2.7 billion and making Pivotal a wholly owned subsidiary. Pivotal's cloud-native platform and developer-focused offerings will be integrated into VMware's Tanzu portfolio to expand VMware's modern application and Kubernetes capabilities.

  • Buyer
    VMware, Inc.
    Target
    Carbon Black, Inc.
    Industry
    Cybersecurity
    Type
    Buyout

    VMware completed its acquisition of Carbon Black in an all-cash transaction valued at $2.1 billion (at $26 per share). Carbon Black will form the nucleus of a new VMware Security Business Unit to expand VMware’s cloud-native security and endpoint protection capabilities.

  • Buyer
    VMware
    Target
    Apteligent
    Industry
    Software
    Type
    Buyout

    VMware has acquired Apteligent (formerly Crittercism), a San Francisco–based mobile app performance and analytics company, to enhance its mobile and digital workspace capabilities. Terms were not disclosed; Apteligent had raised about $50 million since 2011 and will bolster VMware’s ability to provide app analytics alongside its AirWatch mobile management offerings.

  • November 18, 2014
    Buyer
    VMware, Inc.
    Target
    MomentumSI, Inc.
    Industry
    IT Services
    Type
    Buyout

    VMware, Inc. has acquired MomentumSI, Inc., an Austin-based IT consultancy specializing in cloud migration, big data, advanced architecture, and DevOps. 7 Mile Advisors acted as exclusive sell-side advisor; terms were not disclosed. The acquisition expands VMware’s cloud migration and professional services capabilities for enterprise clients.

  • Buyer
    VMware
    Target
    Integrien, TriCipher
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Type
    Buyout

    VMware announced agreements to acquire Integrien, a real-time application and infrastructure performance analytics company, and TriCipher, a provider of secure access management and identity federation for SaaS applications, to expand its vCenter management and hybrid cloud security capabilities. Both deals were announced at VMworld 2010 and were expected to close in the third quarter of 2010; financial terms were not disclosed.

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