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BuzzFeed Mergers & Acquisitions

BuzzFeed M&A Summary

BuzzFeed has acquired 3 companies, including 2 in the last 5 years. It has also divested 1 asset.

It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2024, when it sold Complex Media to Commerce Media Holdings for $109M. BuzzFeed has acquired in 1 US state. The Company’s most targeted sectors include digital media (67%) and software (34%).

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity4
    • M&A Buy Activity3
    • M&A Sell Activity1
  • Total Sectors Invested 2
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 4

BuzzFeed

BuzzFeed, Inc.

111 E. 18th St.,
New York, New York 10003
United States,
(212) 431-7464
www.buzzfeed.com

All (4) Buy (3) Sell (1)
Date Target Value
$mlns 		Transaction Type Acquirer Seller SRC
Link
2024-02-21 Complex Networks · Digital Media
New York, New York · www.complexnetworks.com

Complex Networks champions the people, brands, and new trends needed to know now, will obsess over next, and builds consumer universes around them. The company was formed from the acquisition of Complex Media Inc. through a joint venture by Verizon and Hearst, creates and distributes original programming with premium distributors including Netflix, Hulu, Turner, Corus, Facebook, Snap, Fuse, Pluto TV, Roku, and more. Its content spans across the music to movies, sports to video games, fashion to food, and more. Complex Networks was formed in 2002 and is based in New York, New York.

109 Divestiture

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BuzzFeed


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