Talend announced in November 2010 that it had acquired Sopera, a leading provider of open source SOA and middleware platforms, creating a global leader in open source middleware solutions that ranks among the top five global pure play open source vendors.

Simultaneously, Talend completed a $34 million financing round led by Silver Lake Sumeru, a global leader in private investments in middle-market technology companies. Existing Talend investors Balderton Capital and IDInvest Partners (formerly AGF Private Equity) also participated in this round.

The combination of Talend and Sopera creates a global leader in open source middleware solutions, and uniquely positions it to take advantage of the synergies that exist between data management and application integration projects. IT organizations can now leverage a unified global middleware platform that costs far less than proprietary technologies, delivers greater functionality and is easier to deploy and manage. The unified platform will be optimized to seamlessly integrate on-premise data and applications with cloud-based deployments.

With the acquisition, Sopera is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Talend and will become Talend’s application integration division. Talend will retain Sopera employees and capitalize on their know-how, while investing to accelerate the global expansion of the newly formed division.

About Sopera

Sopera is an Open Source Integration Middleware vendor and supports customers to capture the value of Open Source Software by reducing Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and vendor dependency. Sopera’s integration suite, Sopera ASF (Advanced Service Factory) is a sophisticated and complete Open Source platform that enables users to implement complex integration projects at low cost. The platform is based on the experience from ten years of developing and operating in a demanding enterprise environment. Customers of Sopera include Deutsche Post, Zurich Insurance and Landesbank Berlin.

About Silver Lake Sumeru

Silver Lake Sumeru is a global leader in private investments in middle-market technology companies. The Silver Lake Sumeru team applies fundamental operating insight, deep technology sector expertise, and world-class investing skills to acquire and manage companies. Silver Lake Sumeru’s portfolio includes sector-leading technology companies such as AVI-SPL, i2, Mobile Messenger, Power-One and Spansion. Silver Lake Sumeru is the middle-market investment fund of Silver Lake, the global leader in private investments in technology and technology-enabled industries. For more information, please visit http://www.silverlake.com.