Ancestry Overview

Information ServicesCompany

Is Ancestry PE-backed?

Yes. Ancestry is owned by private equity investor The Blackstone Group.

Was Ancestry formerly PE-backed?

Yes. Ancestry was formerly owned by 9 private investors.

Where is Ancestry headquartered?

Ancestry is headquartered in Lehi, Utah.

What sector is Ancestry in?

Ancestry is an information services company.

When was Ancestry founded?

Ancestry was founded in 1990.

Ancestry

Ancestry.com, Inc.

1300 West Traverse Parkway,
Lehi, Utah 84043
United States,
(801) 705-7000
www.ancestry.com

Ancestry is a provider of family history and consumer genomics information, and helps people gain a new level of understanding about their lives. The Company's suite of history products include Archives, Fold3, Newspapers.com, AncestryDNA, and Ancestry Health. Ancestry was founded in 1990 and is based in Lehi, Utah.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (0.4/yr) # 7 1 - - - 1 9
vol $134M $134M
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
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