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HPE says it has closed the $8.8bn deal to spin off much of its software business with Micro Focus.
The enterprise giant said that the deal – which sees HPE merge the unwanted portion of its software operation with the UK-based Micro Focus to create what analysts estimate to be the seventh-largest software vendor in the world – had been finalized.
"With the completion of this transaction, HPE has achieved a major milestone in becoming a stronger, more focused company, purpose-built to compete and win in today's market," said HPE CEO Meg Whitman.
"And, this transaction will deliver approximately $8.8bn to HPE and its stockholders."
First announced in September 2016, the reverse-takeover agreement sees HPE selling off its IT management, big data, and security lines to Micro Focus, which will try to make the products more successful than they were under the former HP Inc.
Source: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/09/01/hpe_8bn_micro_focus_software_spinoff/
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday September 04 2017, @04:23AM
SUSE is managed as an "independent" company inside MicroFocus. MicroFocus sees SUSE as important for future growth while the rest of the heap is managed under the MicroFocus umbrella. This is why SUSE and openSUSE remain its own brands.
If you look at MicroFocus history, they've had great success at managing the zombies. SUSE, on the other hand, is not quite a zombie, but I guess they got it when they acquired that other company that got SUSE when it was in its own death throes.
SUSE and RedHat have had comparable profit growth over last few years. Definitely making some good money now. See MicroFocus financial statements for real numbers.
Disclaimer: working at SUSE so posting anonymously.