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HP Spinoff Timeline  (Aug 2, 2024) 

This page shows each event as HP spawned Agilent, Keysight, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, HPInc, DXC Technology, Micro Focus, Perspecta... 

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HP Breakup-related issues: HP Breakup Details

Complete coverage of Acquisitions and divestitures (Articles.)   Directory (165 acquisitions -- plus 30 divestitures and spinoffs.)

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Date    

Event

2000-05-02

HP spun off Agilent (announced by Lew Platt 1999-03-08)

2001-08-08

Agilent sold Healthcare Solutions Group to Philips

2002-05-03

HP bought Compaq

2005-11-28

Agilent sold its half of Lumileds Lighting to Philips

2005-12-01

Agilent spun off Semiconductor Products Group, forming Avago

2006-10-16

Agilent spun off Verigy

2008-08-26

HP bought EDS

2011-07-04

Verigy bought by Advantest (Japan)

2011-10-31

HP bought Autonomy (UK)

2014-10-22

Agilent spun off Keysight

2015-10-21

HP spun off HPE, including Autonomy products. Continuing PC and printer company renamed HP Inc.

2017-03-20

HPE Enterprise Services was spun off and merged with Computer Sciences Corporation, creating DXC Technology

2017-09-01

HPE Software was spun off and merged with Micro Focus (UK)

2018-05-25

DXC U.S. Public Sector was spun off and merged with two other companies, creating Perspecta

2019-04-30

Micro Focus (UK) "Return of Value"  0.8296 MFGP "B" shares plus $4.30 cash

2021-05-06

Perspecta bought by Peraton.

2023-01-31

Micro Focus (UK) bought by OpenText (Canada)

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