Which company acquired Sun Microsystems in 2010?

Oracle acquired Sun Microsystems in 2010.

Oracle announced the proposed purchase in April 2009, offering $9.50 per share in cash. The transaction was valued at about $7.4 billion, or roughly $5.6 billion after accounting for Sun’s cash and debt. Although the agreement was announced in 2009, the acquisition was completed on January 27, 2010, which explains the date in the question.

The deal transformed Oracle from a company primarily associated with database and enterprise software into an owner of Sun’s hardware and software businesses. Oracle gained products and technologies including SPARC servers, Solaris, and the Java platform. Sun’s MySQL acquisition also drew scrutiny from regulators because MySQL competed with Oracle Database.

A frequent mix-up is IBM, which discussed a possible combination with Sun before Oracle’s successful bid. Hewlett-Packard was also reported as a potential suitor. Neither company acquired Sun. Regulatory review, especially in the European Union, delayed completion, but approval ultimately allowed Oracle to close the transaction.