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== History ==
== History ==


The company used to be the [[Rovi Corporation]]'s software division (at the time it was still named Macrovision). On 1 April 2008, Macrovision sold its software division to the [[Thoma Cressey Bravo]] investment fund.<ref>[http://www.flexerasoftware.com/company/newscenter/pressreleases/press-releases_8572.htm Thoma Bravo Completes Acquisition of Macrovision's Software Business Unit]</ref>
The company used to be the [[Rovi Corporation]]'s software division (at the time Rovi was still named Macrovision). On 1 April 2008, Macrovision sold its software division to the [[Thoma Cressey Bravo]] investment fund.<ref>[http://www.flexerasoftware.com/company/newscenter/pressreleases/press-releases_8572.htm Thoma Bravo Completes Acquisition of Macrovision's Software Business Unit]</ref>


In October 2009, Acresso Software, Inc. became Flexera Software.<ref>[http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9139211/Acresso_who_Macrovision_spinoff_changes_name_again Acresso who? Macrovision spinoff changes name, again]</ref>
In October 2009, Acresso Software, Inc. became Flexera Software.<ref>[http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9139211/Acresso_who_Macrovision_spinoff_changes_name_again Acresso who? Macrovision spinoff changes name, again]</ref>

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Flexera Software is an American computer software company based in Schaumburg, Illinois. The company's products include InstallShield, InstallAnywhere, and FlexNet Publisher.

History

The company used to be the Rovi Corporation's software division (at the time Rovi was still named Macrovision). On 1 April 2008, Macrovision sold its software division to the Thoma Cressey Bravo investment fund.[1]

In October 2009, Acresso Software, Inc. became Flexera Software.[2]

On July 19, 2011 Thoma Cressey Bravo sold a majority stake in Flexera Software LLC to Teachers' Private Capital, the private investment department of the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan. The transaction was finalized on October 3, 2011.

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