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Oracle Corporation

Enterprise software and cloud infrastructureFounded 1977
Reviewed by Swet Parvadiya
Company data updated: October 2026

Acquisitions

Oracle Acquisitions

7

Major Deals Covered

$73.0B

Disclosed Deal Value

What are Oracle's biggest acquisitions?

Oracle's largest disclosed acquisition here is Cerner for $28.3B in 2022. This page covers 7 major deals from 2005 to 2022, each with its price where disclosed and the reason behind it.

Major deals covered
7
Largest deal
Cerner ($28.3B)
First deal
2005
Most recent
2022
CompanyYearPricePurpose
PeopleSoft2005$10.3BOracle acquired PeopleSoft to significantly expand its enterprise applications portfolio and compete more directly with SAP. The deal provided Oracle with strong capabilities in human resources and financial management software. It also allowed Oracle to access a large global customer base. The acquisition eliminated a major competitor in enterprise software.
Siebel Systems2006$5.8BOracle acquired Siebel Systems to strengthen its customer relationship management software portfolio. The deal gave Oracle a major installed base in sales, service, and marketing automation at a time when enterprise applications were consolidating.
Hyperion Solutions2007$3.3BOracle acquired Hyperion to add enterprise performance management, financial consolidation, planning, and analytics capabilities. The goal was to deepen Oracle's relationship with finance departments and strengthen its business intelligence portfolio.
BEA Systems2008$8.5BOracle acquired BEA Systems to strengthen middleware, application server, and enterprise integration capabilities. BEA's WebLogic technology gave Oracle a stronger platform layer between databases and applications.
Sun Microsystems2010$7.4BOracle acquired Sun Microsystems to gain Java, Solaris, MySQL, server hardware, and storage assets. The strategic idea was to build a full-stack company that could combine software and hardware for improved enterprise systems.
NetSuite2016$9.3BOracle acquired NetSuite to strengthen its cloud-native ERP portfolio and reach mid-sized companies that were not ideal buyers for Oracle's traditional enterprise applications. NetSuite gave Oracle a subscription software business built for the cloud from the start.
Cerner2022$28.3BOracle acquired Cerner to enter healthcare technology across large volumes and build a larger industry-specific data platform. The deal gave Oracle electronic health record software, hospital relationships, and a path to apply cloud infrastructure and AI to healthcare data.
What companies has Oracle bought?
Major acquisitions by Oracle documented here include Cerner (2022), PeopleSoft (2005), NetSuite (2016), BEA Systems (2008) and Sun Microsystems (2010).
What is Oracle's most recent acquisition?
The most recent Oracle acquisition documented here is Cerner, in 2022, for $28.3B.

Cerner

2022

$28.3B

Why

Oracle acquired Cerner to enter healthcare technology across large volumes and build a larger industry-specific data platform. The deal gave Oracle electronic health record software, hospital relationships, and a path to apply cloud infrastructure and AI to healthcare data.

Impact

Cerner created a major healthcare opportunity but also brought integration, modernization, debt, and regulatory complexity. The acquisition's final success depends on whether Oracle can improve healthcare workflows and migrate sensitive systems to cloud without alienating providers.

Outcome

Cerner created a major healthcare opportunity but also brought integration, modernization, debt, and regulatory complexity. The acquisition's final success depends on whether Oracle can improve healthcare workflows and migrate sensitive systems to cloud without alienating providers.

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NetSuite

2016

$9.3B

Why

Oracle acquired NetSuite to strengthen its cloud-native ERP portfolio and reach mid-sized companies that were not ideal buyers for Oracle's traditional enterprise applications. NetSuite gave Oracle a subscription software business built for the cloud from the start.

Impact

NetSuite has remained a valuable part of Oracle's SaaS portfolio and expanded Oracle's reach into growth companies and mid-market customers. The acquisition achieved its purpose by giving Oracle a credible cloud ERP platform outside the largest-enterprise segment.

Outcome

NetSuite has remained a valuable part of Oracle's SaaS portfolio and expanded Oracle's reach into growth companies and mid-market customers. The acquisition achieved its purpose by giving Oracle a credible cloud ERP platform outside the largest-enterprise segment.

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Sun Microsystems

2010

$7.4B

Why

Oracle acquired Sun Microsystems to gain Java, Solaris, MySQL, server hardware, and storage assets. The strategic idea was to build a full-stack company that could combine software and hardware for improved enterprise systems.

Impact

Sun delivered major strategic assets such as Java and helped Oracle develop engineered systems including Exadata. The hardware business was harder to integrate and lower-margin than Oracle's traditional software business, so the deal produced mixed results but important long-term technology control.

Outcome

Sun delivered major strategic assets such as Java and helped Oracle develop engineered systems including Exadata. The hardware business was harder to integrate and lower-margin than Oracle's traditional software business, so the deal produced mixed results but important long-term technology control.

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BEA Systems

2008

$8.5B

Why

Oracle acquired BEA Systems to strengthen middleware, application server, and enterprise integration capabilities. BEA's WebLogic technology gave Oracle a stronger platform layer between databases and applications.

Impact

The acquisition was successful because WebLogic became a core part of Oracle's middleware stack. It helped Oracle compete more effectively with IBM and other enterprise software vendors in application infrastructure.

Outcome

The acquisition was successful because WebLogic became a core part of Oracle's middleware stack. It helped Oracle compete more effectively with IBM and other enterprise software vendors in application infrastructure.

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Hyperion Solutions

2007

$3.3B

Why

Oracle acquired Hyperion to add enterprise performance management, financial consolidation, planning, and analytics capabilities. The goal was to deepen Oracle's relationship with finance departments and strengthen its business intelligence portfolio.

Impact

Hyperion became an important part of Oracle's enterprise performance management offering. The acquisition fit Oracle's strategy of selling broader suites into existing enterprise accounts and increased its credibility with CFO organizations.

Outcome

Hyperion became an important part of Oracle's enterprise performance management offering. The acquisition fit Oracle's strategy of selling broader suites into existing enterprise accounts and increased its credibility with CFO organizations.

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Siebel Systems

2006

$5.8B

Why

Oracle acquired Siebel Systems to strengthen its customer relationship management software portfolio. The deal gave Oracle a major installed base in sales, service, and marketing automation at a time when enterprise applications were consolidating.

Impact

Siebel helped Oracle broaden its applications suite and defend against SAP and Salesforce in customer-facing software. The acquisition achieved scale, though Salesforce's cloud-native CRM model later became the stronger growth story in that category.

Outcome

Siebel helped Oracle broaden its applications suite and defend against SAP and Salesforce in customer-facing software. The acquisition achieved scale, though Salesforce's cloud-native CRM model later became the stronger growth story in that category.

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PeopleSoft

2005

$10.3B

Why

Oracle acquired PeopleSoft to significantly expand its enterprise applications portfolio and compete more directly with SAP. The deal provided Oracle with strong capabilities in human resources and financial management software. It also allowed Oracle to access a large global customer base. The acquisition eliminated a major competitor in enterprise software.

Impact

The acquisition transformed Oracle into a major enterprise applications provider beyond databases. It added thousands of enterprise customers and increased recurring revenue streams. The integration strengthened Oracle's Fusion Applications strategy over time. However, the hostile nature of the takeover damaged Oracle's reputation initially. Despite challenges, it became a foundational move in Oracle's long term growth.

Outcome

The deal achieved its strategic goal by expanding Oracle's applications base and increasing recurring maintenance revenue. It also proved that Oracle could use consolidation to reshape enterprise software markets, even when the process created customer anxiety and reputational cost.

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Oracle Corporation's Growth & Acquisition Strategy

Oracle's growth plan rests on renting AI training and inference capacity at very large scale. It is building data centers for OpenAI under the Stargate program (a partnership OpenAI describes as over $300 billion across five years and up to 4.5 gigawatts), and it also serves xAI, Meta, NVIDIA and AMD workloads. In Q1 FY2027 it booked more than $30 billion of new AI cloud contracts, delivered 850 MW of additional capacity and over 300,000 GPUs. Alongside that, Oracle runs its database inside Azure, AWS and Google Cloud data centers (multicloud database), pushes Fusion and NetSuite SaaS, and is rebuilding Oracle Health, the former Cerner business it bought for $28.3 billion in 2022.

How Oracle Corporation Makes Money

Oracle sells to businesses and governments, not consumers. Its largest revenue line is cloud services and license support: customers pay recurring fees for OCI compute, storage, GPUs and database services, for Fusion Cloud ERP, HCM, SCM and NetSuite subscriptions, and for annual support on licensed Oracle Database and middleware. Smaller lines are new cloud and on-premise licenses (Q1 FY2027 software revenue was $5.5 billion, down 3% as customers migrate to cloud), services ($1.4 billion in Q1 FY2027) and hardware ($0.8 billion). OCI is now the growth engine: in Q1 FY2027 infrastructure revenue was $7.4 billion against $4.2 billion for cloud applications.

Oracle Acquisitions FAQ

What was Oracle's landmark $28.3 billion acquisition of Cerner Corporation in 2022?

In June 2022, Oracle completed the $28.3 billion all-cash acquisition of Cerner Corporation, the largest acquisition in Oracle's history, integrating Cerner's electronic health record (EHR) software into OCI to build a modern, AI-powered cloud platform for the global healthcare industry.

What was the $7.4 billion acquisition of Sun Microsystems in 2010?

In 2010, Oracle acquired computing pioneer Sun Microsystems for $7.4 billion, securing ownership of the Java programming language, Solaris operating system, SPARC microprocessors, and MySQL database, transforming Oracle into an integrated hardware-software leader.

How did Oracle acquire PeopleSoft for $10.3 billion in 2005?

In January 2005, after a major 18-month hostile takeover battle that overcame US Department of Justice antitrust challenges, Oracle acquired enterprise HR and ERP software leader PeopleSoft (and its subsidiary J.D. Edwards) for $10.3 billion in cash.

What was the $9.3 billion acquisition of NetSuite in 2016?

In November 2016, Oracle acquired cloud ERP pioneer NetSuite for $9.3 billion, securing the leading cloud business software suite for mid-market enterprises and fast-growing tech startups.

How did Oracle acquire CRM pioneer Siebel Systems for $5.85 billion in 2006?

In 2006, Oracle acquired customer relationship management (CRM) market leader Siebel Systems for $5.85 billion, bringing founder Tom Siebel's enterprise sales and customer service software into the Oracle enterprise application family.

What was the $8.5 billion acquisition of BEA Systems in 2008?

In 2008, Oracle acquired enterprise middleware and WebLogic application server leader BEA Systems for $8.5 billion, establishing Oracle Fusion Middleware as the standard enterprise computing foundation.

What other major cloud acquisitions did Oracle execute in the 2010s (Taleo, Eloqua, Responsys)?

Oracle spent tens of billions acquiring cloud software leaders, including talent management pioneer Taleo ($1.9B in 2012), B2B marketing automation leader Eloqua ($871M in 2012), B2C marketing platform Responsys ($1.5B in 2013), and cloud construction software Textura ($663M in 2016).

What is Oracle's M&A integration playbook led by Safra Catz?

Led by then-CEO Safra Catz, Oracle's acquisition playbook focuses on acquiring market-leading enterprise software franchises with high recurring maintenance revenues, rapidly migrating their software stacks onto OCI, rationalizing corporate G&A overhead, and driving large operating margin expansion.

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