Answers - M&A Summary and Business Overview

Internet Software And ServicesCompany

Answers M&A Summary

Answers has acquired 3 companies. A total of 1 acquisition came from private equity firms. It has also divested 2 assets.

Answers’ largest acquisition to date was in 2013, when it acquired Webcollage for $37M. Answers has acquired in 3 different US states. The Company’s most targeted sectors include internet software and services (67%) and software (34%).

Answers Business Overview

Where is Answers headquartered?

Answers is headquartered in New York, New York.

What sector is Answers in?

Answers is an internet software and services company.

When was Answers founded?

Answers was founded in 1999.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity5
    • M&A Buy Activity3
    • M&A Sell Activity2
  • Total Sectors Invested 2
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 3

Answers Corp.

237 West 35th Street, Suite 1101,
New York, New York 10001
United States,
(646) 502-4777
www.answers.com

Answers Corp. is an operator of online Q&A site that is a community-generated social knowledge Q&A platform, leveraging wiki-based technologies. Through the contributions of its large and growing community, answers are improved and updated over time. Answers was founded in 1999 and is based in New York City.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 3 - - - - - 3
vol $37M $37M
Sell (0.0/yr) # 2 - - - - - 2
  5

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Dictionary.com LLC 2018-11-15 - Divestiture
Oakland, California · www.dictionary.com
Webcollage, Inc. 2018-03-15 - Divestiture
New York, New York · www.webcollage.com
ForeSee Results, Inc. 2013-12-20 - Add-on Acquisition
Ann Arbor, Michigan · www.foreseeresults.com
Webcollage, Inc. 2013-05-28 37M USD Add-on Acquisition
New York, New York · www.webcollage.com
Dictionary.com LLC 2007-07-16 - Add-on Acquisition
Oakland, California · www.dictionary.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Internet Software and Services 2 (67%) 37M (100%) 2 (100%) -
Software 1 (33%) - - -
Total 3 $37M 2 -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 3 37M 2 -
  New York 1 37M 1 -
  California 1 - 1 -
  Michigan 1 - - -
Total 3 $37M 2 -

Deal Values

buy # Total
< $100M 1 $37M
TOTAL $37M
Largest Webcollage, Inc.
$37M (2013-05-28)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
33%
1 (33%)
Divested to
Strategic(s)
100%
2 (100%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Internet Software and Services

Established

1999

Former Name

GuruNet Corporation

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