Title :
Informatics Acquisition by Sterling Software: Unsolicited Offer, Takeover Attempt, and Merger
Author :
Bauer, Walter F.
Abstract :
A series of events began in 1983 that eventually led to Sterling Software\´s 1985 acquisition of Informatics. The acquisition, unique at the time in the software industry, was preceded by an unsolicited offer and takeover attempt with a proxy fight. The transaction might well be called a "hostile takeover" although Informatics finally accepted the merger terms
Keywords :
DP industry; corporate acquisitions; Informatics acquisition; Sterling Software; merger; software industry; Companies; Computer industry; Contracts; Corporate acquisitions; Costs; File systems; History; Informatics; Insurance; Personnel; Informatics; Informatics General Corporation; Sam Wyly; Sterling Software; Sterling Williams; acquisition; software companies; software history; takeover; unsolicited offer;
Journal_Title :
Annals of the History of Computing, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MAHC.2006.51
