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AOL Acquires Nullsoft

On June 1, 1999, AOL acquired software company Nullsoft for 400M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is AOL’s 2nd transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is AOL’s 9th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is AOL’s 12th transaction in the United States.
  • This is AOL’s 1st transaction in Vermont.
Investment Fate
  • Nullsoft was divested to a consortium of strategic buyers in 2014.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 1999-06-01
Target Nullsoft
Sector Software
Buyer(s) AOL
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 400M USD

Target

Nullsoft

Dulles, Vermont, United States
Nullsoft is a music technology software company.

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Buyer

AOL

New York, New York, United States
Category Company
Founded 1985
Sector Internet Software and Services
Revenue 2.3B USD (2013)
DESCRIPTION
AOL office in Palo Alto, California.
AOL office in Palo Alto, California.

AOL is a media technology company that produces, distributes, and monetizes by connecting publishers with advertisers on its global, programmatic content and advertising platforms. AOL was formed in 1985 and is based in New York, New York.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 12 of 64
Sector: Software M&A 2 of 10
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 9 of 58
State: Vermont M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 12 of 58
Year: 1999 M&A 3 of 4
Size (of disclosed) 9 of 24
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1999-06-01 Spinner.com

United States

Spinner.com is an internet music channel that offers news and music streaming services.

Buy $320M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1999-12-22 MaQuest

Denver, Colorado, United States

MapQuest.com is an online supplier of mapping and destination information. The Company brings over 30 years of mapping experience together with proprietary systems for integrating and editing of geographic databases to provide comprehensive online mapping solutions for businesses and consumers.

Buy $1.1B
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