| Acquired by | Marlin Equity Partners |
| Price | $139M |
| Date | 11/10 |
| Terms | Cash and Stock |
| Website | phoenix.com |
| Category | Software |
| Phone | 408-570-1000 |
| Employees | |
| Founded | 1979 |
| Description | Computer Diagnostics |
| Total | $59.8M |
| General Software, 7/08 | $16.1M |
| TouchStone Software, 5/08 | $18.8M |
| BeInSync, 3/08 | $25M |
| Unattributed, 6/10 eSupport.com | $20.3M |
Phoenix Technologies (NASDAQ: PTEC) helped launch the digital revolution when it created the industry’s leading machine-independent BIOS software. Phoenix continues to leverage that core-level experience to develop many other vital solutions at multiple points in the foundation of PCs and other digital devices. Today, Phoenix solutions activate, secure, connect, and recover the world’s best-known systems. These solutions operate from the Phoenix Core Managed Environmentâ„¢ (cME), where they’re built in and protected from viruses, user errors, hackers, and corruption