[May 24, 2012] Dell acquires Make Technologies Tweet May 24, 2012 (Datamonitor Financial Deals Tracker via COMTEX) -- Dell, Inc. has acquired MAKE Technologies, Inc., a Canada-based provider of Java-based SOA (service-oriented architecture) solutions. Dell is a US-based manufacturer of desktop PCs, servers, networking products, software and peripherals. Announcement (April 5, 2012): Dell has signed a definitive agreement to acquire MAKE Technologies. The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2012. Deal Type Acquisition Sub-Category Majority Acquisition Deal Status Completed: 2012-05-24 Deal Participants Target (Company) MAKE Technologies, Inc. Acquirer (Company) Dell, Inc. Deal Rationale The acquisition will enable Dell to support the thousands of commercial and public sector customers looking to migrate business-critical applications to open, standards-based architectures, including the cloud. The combination of Make Technologies and Dell provides better growth opportunities for its core application modernization software and services. It will also expands Dell Services capabilities with Make Technologies' applications modernization software and services. [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]