The SEC filing on Computer Associates International Inc’s $3.5bn acquisition of Platinum Technology Inc provides some interesting insights into how Platinum’s top executives will be rewarded for not going off and doing the Platinum trip all over again. CA has agreed to pay to chairman, president and CEO Andrew Filipowski, EVP and CFO Michael Cullinane and EVP, product development and COO Paul Humenansky non-compete payment of $22m, $10.6m and $10.6m respectively.
