Mergers and aquisition and IPOs the week of June 1, 2009 as compiled by AIRS.

IPO - Computer Software


SolarWinds, Inc.


SolarWinds provides network management software to more than 80,000 customers worldwide, from Fortune 500 enterprises to small businesses. Focused on the real-world needs of network professionals, SolarWinds products are downloadable, and designed to be easy to use and maintain, while providing the power, scale, and flexibility needed to manage today's complex network environments. SolarWinds' growing online community, thwack, is a gathering-place for problem-solving, technology-sharing, and participating in product development for all of SolarWinds' products.
Location: Austin, TX
Empoyees: 205
Date: 5/19/2009
NYSE: SWI


IPO - Internet Content Providers


OpenTable, Inc.


OpenTable is a leading provider of free online reservations for diners and guest management systems for restaurants. The company's solutions include its proprietary Electronic Reservation Book, which computerizes restaurants' host-stand operations and replaces traditional pen-and-paper reservation books, and OpenTable.com, a popular restaurant reservation website, which diners use to find, choose, and book tables in real-time.
Location: San Francisco, CA
Empoyees: 297
Date: 5/20/2009
NASDAQ: OPEN



M&A - Computer Software


Buyer: EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA


Target: Configuresoft, Inc., Colorado Springs, CO



EMC, a leader in information infrastructure solutions, will buy Configuresoft, a privately held provider of server configuration, change, and compliance management software, for an undisclosed amount. Company officials indicate Configuresoft will operate as part of EMC's Resource Management Software Group and keep most of its 150 employees.
The (Colorado Springs) Gazette, May 27, 2009



M&A - Computer Software


Buyer: McAfee, Inc., Santa Clara, CA


Target: Solidcore Systems, Cupertino, CA



Computer security software company McAfee will acquire Solidcore Systems, a provider of solutions that helps companies protect ATMs, cash registers, and point-of-sale systems. McAfee will pay $33 million for Solidcore.
Reuters, May 18, 2009



M&A - Generic Drugs


Buyer: Novartis AG, Basel, Switzerland


Target: Unit of Ebewe Pharma, Wien, Austria



Novartis, a leading pharmaceutical company that sells generic drugs through its Sandoz subsidiary, will buy the specialty-generics business of Austrian drug maker Ebewe Pharma in a deal valued at $1.26 billion. The acquisition will allow Novartis to add several standard chemotherapies to its growing portfolio of cancer drugs.
The Wall Street Journal, May 22, 2009



M&A - Pharmaceuticals Manufacturers


Buyer: Johnson & Johnson, New Brunswick, NJ


Target: Cougar Biotechnology, Inc., Los Angeles, CA


Diversified health care giant Johnson & Johnson will buy Cougar Biotechnology, a developer of cancer drugs with an experimental treatment for prostate cancer, for approximately $970 million. The deal will strengthen Johnson & Johnson's oncology business.
The New York Times, May 22, 2009