M&A Deal Summary

Auctane Acquires ShipStation

On June 16, 2014, Auctane acquired internet software and services company ShipStation for 50M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Auctane’s 2nd transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is Auctane’s 3rd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Auctane’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Auctane’s 1st transaction in Texas.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2014-06-16
Target ShipStation
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) Auctane
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 50M USD

Target

ShipStation

Austin, Texas, United States
ShipStation offers monthly subscription based e-commerce shipping software primarily under the brand names ShipStation and Auctane.

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Buyer

Auctane

Austin, Texas, United States

Category Company
Founded 1996
Sector Internet Software and Services
Revenue 758M USD (2020)
DESCRIPTION

Auctane is a provider of Internet-based mailing and shipping solutions. From same-day delivery and intuitive shipping software to a network of 3PL providers — and everything in between — Auctane’s suite of technology solutions solves a variety logistic challenges. Auctane was founded in 1996 and is based in Austin, Texas.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 7
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 2 of 3
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 2 of 6
State: Texas M&A 1 of 2
Country: United States M&A 2 of 5
Year: 2014 M&A 1 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 3 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2000-03-07 iShip.com

Bellevue, Washington, United States

iShip.com, Inc. is an Internet services company bringing powerful, easy-to-use Web-based shipping technology and services to the e-commerce marketplace, and to businesses everywhere. iShip.com offers customers multi-carrier choice and convenience, with package pricing, shipping and tracking right from the desktop.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-10-20 ShipWorks

St. Louis, Missouri, United States

ShipWorks is a client-based shipping software solution that allows online retailers and e-commerce merchants to organize, process, fulfill and ship their orders quickly and easily.

Buy $22M