Automattic Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Internet Software And ServicesCompany

Automattic has acquired 23 companies, including 7 in the last 5 years.

Automattic’s largest acquisition to date was in 2015, when it acquired Bubblestorm Management for $30M. Automattic has acquired in 7 different US states, and 4 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include internet software and services (87%) and information technology (9%).

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity23
    • M&A Buy Activity23
  • Total Sectors Invested 3
  • Total Countries Invested 4
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 2

Automattic

Automattic, Inc.

60 29th Street Suite 343,
San Francisco, California 94110
United States,
(877) 273-8550
www.automattic.com

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


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 T
Buy (1.2/yr) # 17 3 - 3 - - 23
vol $30M $10M $40M
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
  23

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Pocket Casts 2021-07-16 - Add-on Acquisition
New York, New York · www.pocketcasts.com
Bloom Built, Inc. 2021-06-14 - Add-on Acquisition
Lehi, Utah · www.dayoneapp.com
Parsely, Inc. 2021-02-08 - Add-on Acquisition
Beaverton, Oregon · www.parsely.com
Zero BS CRM (ZBS CRM) 2019-08-16 - Add-on Acquisition
, United States · www.zerobscrm.com
Tumblr, Inc. 2019-08-12 10M USD Divestiture
New York, New York · www.tumblr.com
Prospress, Inc. 2019-05-23 - Add-on Acquisition
San Francisco, California · www.prospress.com
Atavist, Inc. 2018-06-21 - Add-on Acquisition
Brooklyn, New York · www.atavist.com
Bubblestorm Management (Proprietary) Ltd. (dba WooThemes) 2015-05-20 30M USD Add-on Acquisition
Belville, South Africa · www.woothemes.com
Code For The People 2014-11-06 - Add-on Acquisition
Newbury, United Kingdom · www.codeforthepeople.com
BruteProtect 2014-08-26 - Add-on Acquisition
Bath, Maine · www.bruteprotect.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Internet Software and Services 20 (87%) 40M (100%) - -
Information Technology 2 (9%) - - -
Digital Media 1 (4%) - - -
Total 23 $40M - -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 20 10M - -
  California 5 - - -
  New York 4 10M - -
  Utah 1 - - -
  Oregon 1 - - -
  Maine 1 - - -
  Colorado 1 - - -
Ireland 1 - - -
South Africa 1 30M - -
United Kingdom 1 - - -
Domestic 20 (87%) 10M (25%) - -
Cross-border 3 (13%) 30M (75%) - -
Total 23 $40M - -

Deal Values

buy # Total
< $100M 2 $40M
TOTAL $40M
Largest Bubblestorm Management (Proprietary) Ltd. (dba WooThemes)
$30M (2015-05-20)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Strategic(s)
9%
2 (9%)

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