How many acquisitions has VMware made so far?

VMware has completed 55 acquisitions so far, with an average acquisition amount of $851M.

Which countries does VMware usually acquire in?

VMware has made acquisitions in 5 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 (13).

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 (Nov 2026)

VMware has made a total of 55 acquisitions. These 55 acquisitions span 25 sectors, including Cybersecurity, IT Operations, and Virtualization, across 5 countries such as the United States, United Kingdom, and Israel. Peak acquisition years included 2019 with 9 transactions, 2011 with 8, and 2020 with 6. Between 2020 and 2025, the average number of acquisitions per year was 0.2, with 0 acquisitions completed this year. Its most recent acquisition is Mesh7, a Sunnyvale-based cloud API security provider founded in 2017, which 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	vsmi	cthi	38	968
Sep 30, 2020	SaltStack	ksoz	ip{i	59	642
Sep 2020	Mode	quap	ymod	84	752
Jul 01, 2020	Datrium	miwz	riol	10	515
Jun 04, 2020	Lastline	zupm	rdho	57	201