In 1973,
Peter Karmanos Jr.,
Thomas Thewes, and Allen B. Cutting established Compuware Corporation to provide clients with professional technical services. By 1978, Compuware opened its first remote office to service the
Washington, D.C., and
Baltimore area. In 1992, the company completed its
initial public offering (IPO) and traded on the
NASDAQ under the symbol CPWR. At the end of 1998, Compuware surpassed the $1 billion revenue mark. In 2003, Compuware moved its headquarters from
Farmington Hills, Michigan, to a new
headquarters building in
downtown Detroit. In 2014, Compuware sold its headquarters building, later renamed One Campus Martius, following its acquisition by Thoma Bravo. In December of that year, Compuware was acquired by private equity firm
Thoma Bravo for approximately $2.5 billion, becoming a privately held company. Following its acquisition by Thoma Bravo, Compuware shifted its focus toward modernizing and consolidating its mainframe software portfolio. In March 2020, Compuware was acquired by
BMC Software for $2 billion. Compuware ceased to exist as a company, but all of its products remain available under the name BMC Automated Mainframe Intelligence (BMC AMI). In October 2022, it was announced that BMC's Detroit office will return to the northwest suburbs of Detroit, moving from One Campus Martius downtown to the
Southfield Town Center in nearby
Southfield. == Acquisitions ==