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This list of Dell ownership activities delineates mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and stakes of Dell.

Acquisitions and mergers

Date Company Industry Country Transaction value References
September 8, 1999 ConvergeNet Technologies Data storage  United States $340,688,000 [1]
September 30, 1999 NetSage Software  United States $10,000,000 [2]
May 31, 2002 Plural [3] IT services provider  United States — [4]
May 8, 2006 Alienware Computer desktops  United States — [5]
November 14, 2006 ACS Information technology  United Kingdom — [6]
July 18, 2007 SilverBack Technologies, Inc.[note 1] Network monitoring  United States — [7]
November 12, 2007 ASAP Software Express[note 2] Information technology  United States $340,000,000 [8]
December 20, 2007 Everdream Software  United States — [9]
January 28, 2008 EqualLogic Storage area networks  United States $1.4×10^9 [10]
February 21, 2008 The Networked Storage Company Information provider  United Kingdom — [11]
April 24, 2008 MessageOne Office software management  United States $155,000,000 [12]
September 21, 2009 Perot Systems IT services provider  United States $3.9×10^9 [13]
February 11, 2010 KACE Networks Appliance-based systems management provider  United States — [14]
February 19, 2010 Exanet OEM NAS software provider Israel $12,000,000 [15]
July 1, 2010 Scalent Data center management vendor  United States — [16]
July 30, 2010 Ocarina Networks Storage deduplication vendor  United States — [17]
November 2, 2010 Boomi Cloud integration vendor  United States — [18][19]
December 13, 2010 Compellent Storage systems manufacturer  United States $960,000,000 [20]
January 4, 2011 SecureWorks Security services  United States $612,000,000 [21]
June 21, 2011 RNA Networks Software networking  United States undisclosed [22]
July 20, 2011 Force10 Data center Ethernet switches  United States $700,000,000 [23]
April 5, 2012 Make Technologies Services modernization  United States undisclosed [24]
April 3, 2012 Clerity Systems Services modernization  United States undisclosed [25]
April 2, 2012 Wyse Technology Cloud technology  United States undisclosed [26]
April 2012 SonicWALL, Inc. Software security  United States undisclosed [27]
April 2012 AppAssure Software security  United States undisclosed [28]
July 2, 2012 Quest Software Systems management and security software  United States $2.4×10^9 [29]
November 16, 2012 Gale Technologies Infrastructure automation solutions  United States undisclosed References
May 6, 2013 Enstratius, formerly enStratus Networks Cloud management software  United States $3,500,000 [30]
March 24, 2014 StatSoft Statistical software and services  United States undisclosed [31]
October 12, 2015 EMC² Storage, virtualization, services, cloud, data center, security and compliance  United States $67,000,000,000[32] [33] [34]
January 23, 2023 Cloudify Cloud management and Orchestration Software as a service  United States $100,000,000 [35][36]
August 11, 2023 Moogsoft AI powered DevOps and ITOps  United States undisclosed [37]

Stakes

Date Company Business Country Value (USD) References
June 8, 1999 NaviSite[note 3] Internet service provider  United States — [38]
July 21, 1999 Com2001.com Internet community software  United States — [39]
January 31, 2000 Fast Search & Transfer Enterprise search  Norway $25,200,000 [40]
June 16, 2000 Netyear Group Consulting  Japan — [41]

Divestitures

Date Acquirer Target company Target business Acquirer country Value (USD) References
October 9, 2000 Finali NetSage Help software  United States — [42]
October 16, 2008 Stream Global Services Contact Centre-San Salvador Manufacturing  United States — [43]
November 2, 2016 NTT Data Dell Services/Perot Systems IT service provider Japan 3,100,000,000

Notes

  1. ^ Dell Inc. acquired SilverBack Technologies, Inc. .
  2. ^ ASAP Software Express was acquired from Corporate Express.
  3. ^ Dell acquired a 4.9% interest in NaviSite.

References

  1. ^ "Dell Computer Corp acquires ConvergeNet Technologies Inc (1999/09/08)". Thomson Financial. Retrieved 2008-10-27.
  2. ^ "Dell Computer Corp acquires NetSage (1999/09/30)". Thomson Financial. Retrieved 2008-10-27.
  3. ^ "Dell Buys Services Company Plural (2002/05/31)". eWeek. Retrieved 2010-07-10.
  4. ^ "Dell Computer Corp acquires Plural Inc (2002/05/31)". Thomson Financial. Retrieved 2008-10-27.
  5. ^ "Dell Inc acquires Alienware Corp (2006/05/08)". Thomson Financial. Retrieved 2008-10-27.
  6. ^ "Dell Inc acquires ACS (UK) Ltd (2006/11/14)". Thomson Financial. Retrieved 2008-10-27.
  7. ^ "Dell Inc acquires SilverBack Technologies". Dell Inc. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
  8. ^ "Dell Inc acquires ASAP Software Express Inc from Corporate Express Inc (2007/11/12)". Thomson Financial. Retrieved 2008-10-27.
  9. ^ "Dell Inc acquires Everdream Corp (2007/12/20)". Thomson Financial. Retrieved 2008-10-27.
  10. ^ "Dell Inc acquires EqualLogic Inc (2008/01/28)". Thomson Financial. Retrieved 2008-10-27.
  11. ^ "Dell Inc acquires The Networked Storage Company (2008/02/21)". Thomson Financial. Retrieved 2008-10-27.
  12. ^ "Dell Inc acquires MessageOne Inc (2008/04/24)". Thomson Financial. Retrieved 2008-10-27.
  13. ^ Lance Whitney (September 21, 2009). "Dell to buy Perot Systems for $3.9 billion". CNET news. Retrieved August 9, 2011.
  14. ^ Andrew Nusca (February 11, 2010). "Dell acquires Kace for systems management". CNET news. Retrieved August 9, 2011.
  15. ^ "Dell Scoops up Exanet After All (2010/02/08)". Gestalt IT. Retrieved 2010-02-08.
  16. ^ "Dell Signs Agreement To Acquire Scalent (2010/07/01)". dell.com. Archived from the original on 2011-10-13. Retrieved 2010-07-01.
  17. ^ "Dell Acquires Storage Deduplication Vendor Ocarina Networks (2010/07/20)". channelinsider.com. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
  18. ^ "Dell to Acquire Boomi; Adds Industry's No. 1 Integration Cloud Solution to SaaS Capabilities". dell.com. Retrieved 2010-11-02.
  19. ^ "Dell Cloud Computing Spending Spree Nears $2 Billion". crn. April 6, 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-23.
  20. ^ "Dell seals Compellent acquisition". statesman.com. Retrieved 2010-12-13.
  21. ^ Joe Panettieri (April 5, 2011). "Dell Paid $612 Million for SecureWorks Cloud Acquisition". Talkin’ Cloud. Retrieved September 23, 2011.
  22. ^ "Dell snaps up RNA Networks". Theregister.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-10-30.
  23. ^ Serena Saitto (July 20, 2011). "Dell Is Said to Pass Over Brocade Before Acquiring Force10". bloomberg. Retrieved September 23, 2011.
  24. ^ "Dell Acquires Make Technologies". Content.dell.com. Retrieved 2012-10-30.
  25. ^ "Dell Acquires Clerity Systems". Content.dell.com. Retrieved 2012-10-30.
  26. ^ "Dell Acquires Wyse Technologies". Content.dell.com. Archived from the original on 2012-11-03. Retrieved 2012-10-30.
  27. ^ "Dell Acquires SonicWall". Content.dell.com. Retrieved 2012-10-30.
  28. ^ "Dell Acquires AppSure". Content.dell.com. Retrieved 2012-10-30.
  29. ^ "Dell Acquires Quest Software". Content.dell.com. Retrieved 2012-10-30.
  30. ^ "Dell acquires Enstratius". Content.dell.com. Retrieved 2013-05-16.
  31. ^ "Dell Acquires StatSoft to Bolster Portfolio of Big Data Solutions". dell.com. Archived from the original on 2015-05-08. Retrieved 2014-03-25.
  32. ^ Goldman, David. "Dell EMC agree to merge in biggest tech deal ever". CNNMoney. Retrieved 2015-10-22.
  33. ^ "Press Release: Michael S. Dell, MSD Partners and Silver Lake Lead Transaction to Combine Dell and EMC, Creating Premier End-to-End Technology Company". www.emc.com. Retrieved 2015-10-22.
  34. ^ "Dell and EMC: Why, and What It Means - Reflections". Reflections. Retrieved 2015-10-22.
  35. ^ "Dell has acquired cloud orchestration startup Cloudify".
  36. ^ "Dell S-8 filing with SEC on January 25, 2023".
  37. ^ "Dell acquires venture-backed AIOps startup Moogsoft".
  38. ^ "Dell Computer Corp acquires a minority stake in NaviSite Inc from CMGI Inc (1999/06/08)". Thomson Financial. Retrieved 2008-10-27.
  39. ^ "Dell Computer Corp acquires a minority stake in Com2001.com (1999/07/21)". Thomson Financial. Retrieved 2008-10-27.
  40. ^ "Dell Computer Corp acquires a minority stake in Fast Search & Transfer ASA (2000/01/31)". Thomson Financial. Retrieved 2008-10-27.
  41. ^ "Dell Computer KK acquires a minority stake in Netyear Group Corp (2000/06/16)". Thomson Financial. Retrieved 2008-10-27.
  42. ^ "Finali Corp acquires NetSage Corp from Dell Inc (2000/10/09)". Thomson Financial. Retrieved 2008-10-27.
  43. ^ "Stream Global Services buys Dell contact center - El Salvador". Business News Americas. October 16, 2008. Retrieved August 9, 2011.
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