M&A Deal Summary

Automattic Acquires Day One

On June 14, 2021, Automattic acquired internet software and services company Day One

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Automattic’s 20th transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is Automattic’s 19th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Automattic’s 1st transaction in Utah.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2021-06-14
Target Day One
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) Automattic
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Day One

Lehi, Utah, United States
Day One is a journaling app that makes photos, tags, locations, weather, and sorting be a part of journaling. It combines the simple daily log, event log, activity log, and multiple other logs, along with a photo album and long-form expressive writing, to create an app that is truly multi-purpose and designed to be an app that is used throughout a lifetime. Day One was formed in 2011 and is based in Lehi, Utah.

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Buyer

Automattic

San Francisco, California, United States

Category Company
Founded 2005
Sector Internet Software and Services
DESCRIPTION

Automattic is a provider of website building and blogging tools as well as a hosting provider for small and medium sized businesses. Automattic was founded in 2005 and is based in Francisco, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 22 of 27
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 20 of 23
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 20 of 25
State: Utah M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 19 of 24
Year: 2021 M&A 2 of 3
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