Ask.com - M&A Summary, Ownership, and Business Overview

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Ask.com M&A Summary

Ask.com has acquired 5 companies of its own. A total of 1 acquisition came from private equity firms.

Ask.com’s largest acquisition to date was in 2000, when it acquired Direct Hit Technologies for $506M. Ask.com has acquired in 3 different US states, and 2 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include internet software and services (80%) and information technology (20%).

Ask.com Ownership

Who owns Ask.com?

Ask.com is owned by IAC. It was acquired on March 21, 2005.

Ask.com Business Overview

Where is Ask.com headquartered?

Ask.com is headquartered in Oakland, California.

What sector is Ask.com in?

Ask.com is an internet software and services company.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity5
    • M&A Buy Activity5
  • Total Sectors Invested 2
  • Total Countries Invested 2
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 1

Ask.com

555 12th Street, 11th Floor,
Oakland, California 94607
United States,
www.ask.com

Ask.com operates the question and answer site ask.com.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 5 - - - - - 5
vol $510M $510M
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
  5

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Ask.fm 2014-08-14 - Add-on Acquisition
Riga, Latvia
Trustic, Inc. 2005-08-08 - Add-on Acquisition
, United States · www.bloglines.com
Teoma Technologies Inc. 2001-09-17 - Add-on Acquisition
Piscataway, New Jersey · www.teoma.com
The Evergreen Project, Inc. 2000-02-15 4M USD Add-on Acquisition
, United States
Direct Hit Technologies, Inc. 2000-02-02 506M USD Add-on Acquisition
Natick, Massachusetts
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Internet Software and Services 4 (80%) 4M (1%) - -
Information Technology 1 (20%) 506M (99%) - -
Total 5 $510M - -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 4 510M - -
  New Jersey 1 - - -
  Massachusetts 1 506M - -
Latvia 1 - - -
Domestic 4 (80%) 510M (100%) - -
Cross-border 1 (20%) - - -
Total 5 $510M - -

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $506M
< $100M 1 $4M
TOTAL $510M
Largest Direct Hit Technologies, Inc.
$506M (2000-02-02)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
20%
1 (20%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Internet Software and Services

Former Name

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