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MN-20009

Rocket Software / VerticaMN-20009

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Processing timeline

21

days

Filed

11 Mar 2026

Rocket Vertica - Phase 1 determination

Decision

1 Apr 2026Rocket Vertica - Phase 1 determination
Type
Notification
Outcome
Approved
Stage
Phase 1 - initial assessment
Status
Assessment completed

Parties

Acquirer(s)

Rocket Software AMC UK Ltd UK Company number 01504593, Rocket Software, Inc. Companies’ Register of Delaware - 3506913

Target(s) or Vendor(s)

Micro Focus IP Development Limited UK Company number 07233975, Open Text Corporation 1083604-4

Other parties

ROCKET SOFTWARE PTY LTD ABN - 22 050 043 699, Bain Capital Investors LLC 3229725

Summary

Bain Capital portfolio company, Rocket Software, proposes an asset sale to acquire the Vertica Analytics Database Platform from Open Text Corporation. Rocket Software provides infrastructure and application software; Vertica offers enterprise-grade analytical database software. This transaction is in the software publishing industry.

Acquisition details

Rocket Software, Inc.( Rocket Software ), a portfolio company of Bain Capital, proposes to acquire the Vertica Analytics Database Platform ( Vertica ) from Open Text Corporation ( Open Text ). The proposed acquisition will occur largely by way of asset sale. Rocket Software is a global provider of infrastructure and application software solutions. Rocket’s products and services focus on modernising and optimising applications on mainframe computers. Bain Capital is a private equity investment firm that invests in companies across a number of industries, including information technology, healthcare, retail and consumer products, communications, financial services and industrial/manufacturing. Vertica is an enterprise-grade analytical database software that currently forms part of Open Text. Vertica is designed for large-scale data analytics within a customer’s own IT environment.

Industry

Broad:Technology, Media & TelecomsANZSIC 5420:Software Publishing

Decisions and key events

1 Apr 2026Rocket Vertica - Phase 1 determinationAttachmentPDF156.3 KB

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