Acacia Research - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Acacia Research M&A Summary

Acacia Research has acquired 5 companies, including 3 in the last 5 years. A total of 3 acquisitions came from private equity firms.

Acacia Research’s largest acquisition to date was in 2012, when it acquired Adaptix for $160M. Acacia Research has acquired in 3 different US states. The Company’s most targeted sectors include communications (25%) and manufacturing (25%).

Acacia Research Business Overview

Where is Acacia Research headquartered?

Acacia Research is headquartered in New York, New York.

What is Acacia Research’s revenue?

Acacia Research disclosed revenue of 125M USD for 2023 and 59M USD for 2022.

How many employees does Acacia Research have?

Acacia Research has 170 employees.

What sector is Acacia Research in?

Acacia Research is a business services company.

When was Acacia Research founded?

Acacia Research was founded in 1993.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity4
    • M&A Buy Activity4
  • Total Sectors Invested 4
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 3
  • M&A Advisors 2

Acacia Research

Acacia Research Corp.

767 Third Avenue, 6th Floor,
New York, New York 10017
United States,
(332) 236-8484
www.acaciaresearch.com

Acacia Research is a provider of patent licensing. An intermediary in the patent marketplace, Acacia partners with inventors and patent owners to unlock the financial value in their patented inventions. Acacia Research was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in New York City.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.6/yr) # 1 - 1 - 1 1 4
vol $160M $33M $104M $297M
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
  4

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Deflecto LLC 2024-10-21 104M USD Add-on Acquisition
Indianapolis, Indiana · www.deflecto.com
Benchmark Energy II LLC 2023-11-14 - Add-on Acquisition
Pampa, Texas · www.benchmark-energy.com
Printronix, Inc. 2021-10-11 33M USD Add-on Acquisition
Irvine, California · www.printronix.com
Adaptix, Inc. 2012-01-13 160M USD Add-on Acquisition
Carrollton, Texas · www.adaptix.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Communications 1 (25%) 160M (54%) - -
Manufacturing 1 (25%) 104M (35%) - -
Oil/Gas Exploration 1 (25%) - - -
Technology Hardware 1 (25%) 33M (11%) - -
Total 4 $297M - -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 4 297M - -
  Texas 2 160M - -
  Indiana 1 104M - -
  California 1 33M - -
Total 4 $297M - -

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Deloitte
 1
Legal Deals
Baker Botts
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 2 $264M
< $100M 1 $33M
TOTAL $297M
Largest Adaptix, Inc.
$160M (2012-01-13)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
50%
2 (50%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Business Services

Revenue

125   112% 2023
59   33% 2022
88   194% 2021
30   173% 2020
11   92% 2019
132   104% 2018
65   58% 2017
153   23% 2016
125   5% 2015
131   1% 2014
131   48% 2013
251   2012
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Employees

170

Established

1993

Public

NASDAQ: ACTG

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