List of acquisitions by Hewlett-Packard

Hewlett-Packard, commonly referred to as HP, was an electronics technology company based in Palo Alto, California.

[1] The company was founded by Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard in a small garage on January 1, 1939, initially producing a line of electronic test and measurement equipment.

[2] As of 2012, Hewlett-Packard had made a total of 129 acquisitions since 1986;[a][3] The majority of companies acquired by HP were based in the United States.

This move enabled HP to enter the plotter market, the precursor to its leading role in the printer business.

[7] In 2000, HP spun off its early measurement, chemical and medical businesses into an independent company named Agilent Technologies.