International Business Machines Corp. has agreed to buy Algorithmics, a supplier of risk analytics software, for $387 million.
The purchase will add 900 employees to IBM's team of more than 8,000 consultants in the business analytics unit, Armonk, New York-based IBM said in a statement today. Algorithmics, based in Toronto, is a member of Fitch Group, which is majority owned by Paris-based holding company Fimalac SA.
IBM said its analytics offerings are backed by more than $14 billion spent on acquisitions in the past five years, including OpenPages Inc., a maker of compliance and risk management systems. IBM has forecast its business analytics and optimization activities will reach $16 billion in revenue by 2015 as companies sift their data for insights. Chief Executive Officer Sam Palmisano last year said he would spend $20 billion on acquisitions within five years.
“Combining Algorithmics' expertise with IBM's deep analytics portfolio will allow clients to take a more holistic approach to managing risk and responding to economic change across their enterprises,” said Rob Ashe, IBM's general manager of business analytics.
Bloomberg News
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