About This Deal

Microsoft Corporation acquired Cooper & Peters, a transaction announced in June 1997.

Cooper & Peters operates in Internet Client and Collaboration Division (Java AFC), is based in Boulder, Colorado, USA. Cooper & Peters specialized in object-oriented user-interface framework technology and components for Java and Smalltalk, with products such as Widgets, WindowBuilder and EyeOpener and expertise dating to 1989. Microsoft acquired the Boulder, Colorado firm to bring experienced developers onto its Application Foundation Classes (AFC) effort and extend those Java class libraries.

Accelerate adoption and breadth of Microsoft's Application Foundation Classes (AFC) for Java.

Deal Terms

Acquirer
Microsoft Corporation
Target
Cooper & Peters
Value
Not disclosed
Date
June 1997
Type
Acquisition
Status
Official-source — no SEC filing

Transaction Details

Target HQ
Boulder, Colorado, USA
Segment
Internet Client and Collaboration Division (Java AFC)
Announced
June 13, 1997

In Their Words

We want to make the largest possible impact on the industry, and Microsoft is the place to do that.Ted Peters, Principal, Cooper & Peters

Advisors

Advisory firms were not disclosed for this transaction.

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