How many acquisitions has VMware made so far?

VMware has completed 55 acquisitions so far, with an average acquisition amount of $905M.

Which countries does VMware usually acquire in?

VMware has made acquisitions in 6 countries with the most activity in United States and United Kingdom.

Which is VMware's latest acquisition?

VMware's most recent acquisition is Mesh7, a Provides cloud-based API security, acquired in March 2021.

Which sectors does VMware target for acquisitions?

Most of VMware's acquisitions are in Cybersecurity (15) and IT Operations (12).

In which year did VMware make the most acquisitions?

VMware was most active in 2019, with 9 acquisitions completed in that year.

List of 55 Acquisitions by VMware (Apr 2026)

VMware has completed 55 acquisitions. Peak acquisition years were 2019 (9 acquisitions), 2011 (8 acquisitions), and 2020 (6 acquisitions). These acquisitions span 6 countries, notably United States (50), United Kingdom (1), and Israel (1). Entities were acquired across 25 sectors, with prominent activity in Cybersecurity (15), IT Operations (12), and Virtualization (9). Over the last five years (2020–2025), the average number of acquisitions per year stands at 0.2. There have been no acquisitions completed in the current calendar year. The most recent acquisition was Mesh7, a provider of cloud-based API security, founded in 2017 and located in Sunnyvale; this acquisition was finalized in March 2021.

Here's the year on year acquisition history of VMware:

Number of Total Acquisitions

Year	# Acquisitions
2021	1
2020	6
2019	9
2018	5
2017	3
2016	2
2015	2
2014	5
2013	2
2012	4
2011	8
2010	2
2009	1
2008	3
2007	1
2006	1

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Recent acquisitions by VMware

VMware's most recent acquisition - Mesh7 is a Provides cloud-based API security, founded in 2017 and located in Sunnyvale. VMware acquired it in March 2021 for a price of $*****.

Here is the list of all acquisitions by VMware sorted by the latest acquisition date:

Acquired on	Acquired Company	Acquisition Price	Facilitators	Stake Acquired	Acquisition Multiple
Mar 19, 2021	Mesh7	poj{	rnvq	26	857
Sep 30, 2020	SaltStack	hyzo	geel	76	293
Sep 2020	Mode	r{ll	jkds	39	228
Jul 01, 2020	Datrium	tkmb	ijpw	97	326
Jun 04, 2020	Lastline	eroc	psyc	90	124