Mergers & Acquisitions
May 15, 2001
Cravath Swaine: IBM Plans to Buy Database Subsidiary From Informix
Computer giant IBM has agreed to buy the database business of Informix Corp. for $1 billion in cash. IBM, based in Armonk, N.Y., is the world's top provider of computer hardware. The company makes a broad range of computers, including personal computers, notebooks, mainframes and network servers. It also develops software (ranking No. 2 behind Microsoft Corp.) and peripherals and derives 35 percent of sales from its service arm.




IBM, based in Armonk, N.Y., is the world's top provider of computer hardware. The company makes a broad range of computers, including personal computers, notebooks, mainframes and network servers. It also develops software (ranking No. 2 behind Microsoft Corp.) and peripherals ...
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