IBM Corporation / SPSS Inc. [2009] IECompA m09017 (10 August 2009)
Transaction details
The Proposed Acquisition of SPSS Inc. by IBM Corporation
| Economic sector | Media merger |
| Information Technology | No |
Notification date: Monday, August 10, 2009
| Parties Involved | Business activities |
| IBM Corporation | IBM: is active worldwide in the development, production and marketing of a variety of IT solutions, comprising software, systems and services. |
| SPSS Inc | SPSS Inc: is active in the development and distribution of predictive analytics software and solutions, specialised in statistics, data mining, data collection, and development. |
| Case Officer Assigned | Contact Details |
| Ms. Victoria Balageur | Tel: 01-804 5451, email:vb@tca.ie |
The deadline for any third parties who wish to make submissions regarding the competition aspects of this merger is:
| Phase 1 |
| Friday, August 21, 2009 |
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Current status |
Completed |
Cleared (Phase 1) |
Decision date: Thursday, September 3, 2009
