In June, Software AG had most of its controlling interest acquired by Silver Lake, in a deal valued at 2.4 billion euros.

The company continued to open offices and subsidiaries in North America (1971), Japan (1974), UK (1977), France (1983), Spain (1984), Switzerland, Austria, Belgium, and Saudi Arabia (1985).

[5] In January 2005, Software AG acquired Sabratec Ltd, a privately held legacy integration vendor headquartered in Israel.

With it, Software AG gained in-house access to universal messaging technology that allowed the company to transfer their data streams quickly and safely to the cloud and mobile applications.

[17] In August 2013, Software AG acquired JackBe to serve as the foundation for its Intelligent Business Operations Platform, which provides analytics and decision management for real-time applications.

[22] On June 12, 2018, Software AG acquired the Belgian self-service analytics company, TrendMiner NV., a specialist in virtual data analysis for the manufacturing and process industry.

[2] In July 2017 allegations emerged in South Africa that Software AG made "kickback" payments by entering into questionable commission agreements with a Gupta-controlled company in the hope of securing lucrative state contracts.

The Software AG University Relations Program organizes events and features free education packages that are self-explanatory, easy to use and made for remote learning.

In an effort to build an academic user group, students gain free access to software, video tutorials and online training with the option to get certified upon completion.