Digital River - M&A Summary, Ownership, and Business Overview

Internet Software And ServicesCompany

Digital River M&A Summary

Digital River has acquired 10 companies of its own. It has also divested 4 assets.

Digital River’s largest acquisition to date was in 2012, when it acquired LML Payment Systems for $103M. Digital River has acquired in 5 different US states, and 4 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include internet software and services (60%) and software (30%).

Digital River Ownership

Who owns Digital River?

Digital River is owned by Farol Asset Management and Siris Capital Group. It was acquired on October 23, 2014.

Is Digital River PE-backed?

Yes. Digital River is owned by private equity investors Farol Asset Management and Siris Capital Group.

Digital River Business Overview

Where is Digital River headquartered?

Digital River is headquartered in Minnetonka, Minnesota.

How many employees does Digital River have?

Digital River has 1,317 employees.

What sector is Digital River in?

Digital River is an internet software and services company.

When was Digital River founded?

Digital River was founded in 1994.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity14
    • M&A Buy Activity10
    • M&A Sell Activity4
  • Total Sectors Invested 3
  • Total Countries Invested 4
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 4
  • M&A Advisors 2

Digital River

Digital River, Inc.

10380 Bren Road West,
Minnetonka, Minnesota 55343
United States,
www.digitalriver.com

Digital River is an online business for software and game publishers, consumer electronics manufacturers, distributors, online retailers, and affiliates. Its multi-channel commerce solution, which supports both direct and indirect sales, is designed to help companies of all sizes maximize online revenues as well as reduce the costs and risks of running a global commerce operation. Digital River was founded in 1994 and is based in Minnetonka, Minnesota.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 10 - - - - - 10
vol $140M $140M
Sell (0.0/yr) # 4 - - - - - 4
  14

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Digital River World Payments AB 2017-07-17 - Divestiture
Stockholm, Sweden · www.drwp.io
Mapp Digital US LLC 2015-12-08 - Divestiture
San Diego, California · www.mapp.com
Beanstream Internet Commerce, Inc. 2015-09-17 - Divestiture
Victoria, British Columbia · www.beanstream.com
CCNow, Inc. 2013-01-03 - Divestiture
Minnetonka, Minnesota · www.ccnow.com
LML Payment Systems Inc. 2012-09-24 103M USD Add-on Acquisition
Vancouver, British Columbia · www.lmlpayment.com
JourneyEd.com, Inc. 2010-09-07 - Add-on Acquisition
Plano, Texas · www.journeyed.com
FatFooGoo AG 2010-05-05 10M USD Add-on Acquisition
Vienna, Austria · www.fatfoogoo.com
THINK Subscription, Inc. 2008-01-01 - Add-on Acquisition
Provo, Utah · www.thinksubscription.com
NetGiro Systems AB 2007-09-05 27M USD Add-on Acquisition
Stockholm, Sweden
SWREG, Inc. 2005-03-18 - Add-on Acquisition
Eden Prairie, Minnesota · www.swreg.org
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Internet Software and Services 6 (60%) 10M (7%) 3 (75%) -
Software 3 (30%) 27M (19%) - -
Information Technology 1 (10%) 103M (74%) - -
E-Commerce - - 1 (25%) -
Total 10 $140M 4 -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 7 - 2 -
  Minnesota 3 - 1 -
  California 1 - 1 -
  Utah 1 - - -
  Texas 1 - - -
  Illinois 1 - - -
Canada 1 103M 1 -
  British Columbia 1 103M 1 -
Sweden 1 27M 1 -
Austria 1 10M - -
Domestic 7 (70%) - 2 (50%) -
Cross-border 3 (30%) 140M (100%) 2 (50%) -
Total 10 $140M 4 -

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
RBC Capital Markets
1
Legal Deals
Miller, Canfield, Paddock & Stone
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $103M
< $100M 2 $37M
TOTAL $140M
Largest LML Payment Systems Inc.
$103M (2012-09-24)

M&A Connections

Deals
Divested to
Investor(s)
25%
1 (25%)
Strategic(s)
75%
3 (75%)

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