EdgeCast - M&A Summary, Ownership, and Business Overview

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EdgeCast M&A Summary

EdgeCast has acquired 1 company of its own. It has also divested 3 assets.

It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2019, when it sold Tumblr to Automattic for $10M. EdgeCast has acquired in 1 US state. The Company’s most targeted sectors include media (100%).

EdgeCast Ownership

Who owns EdgeCast?

EdgeCast is owned by Edgio. It was acquired on March 7, 2022.

Was EdgeCast formerly PE-backed?

Yes. EdgeCast was formerly owned by 1 private investor.

EdgeCast Business Overview

Where is EdgeCast headquartered?

EdgeCast is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

What sector is EdgeCast in?

EdgeCast is an information technology company.

When was EdgeCast founded?

EdgeCast was founded in 2006.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity4
    • M&A Buy Activity1
    • M&A Sell Activity3
  • Total Sectors Invested 1
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 3

EdgeCast

EdgeCast Networks, Inc.

13031 West Jefferson Boulevard, Building 900,
Los Angeles, California 90094
United States,
www.edgecast.com

EdgeCast helps companies meet the ever-growing expectations of their customers. Edgecast's set of solutions across content delivery, cloud security, and video streaming, combined with a team of customer-oriented domain experts, streamlines operations and improves efficiencies, so businesses can redirect their energy into creating value for their customers not managing multiple vendors and workflows. EdgeCast was founded in 2006 and is based in Los Angeles, California.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '15 '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 T
Buy (0.2/yr) # - 1 - - - - 1
Sell (0.6/yr) # - - - - 2 1 3
vol $10M $10M
  4

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
The Huffington Post 2020-11-19 - Divestiture
New York, New York · www.huffingtonpost.com
MapQuest, Inc. 2019-10-01 - Divestiture
Denver, Colorado · www.mapquest.com
Tumblr, Inc. 2019-08-12 10M USD Divestiture
New York, New York · www.tumblr.com
Volicon, Inc. 2016-03-16 - Add-on Acquisition
Burlington, Massachusetts · www.volicon.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Internet Software and Services - - 2 (67%) 10M (100%)
Media 1 (100%) - - -
Digital Media - - 1 (33%) -
Total 1 - 3 $10M

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 1 - 3 10M
  New York - - 2 10M
  Massachusetts 1 - - -
  Colorado - - 1 -
Total 1 - 3 $10M

Deal Values

sell # Total
< $100M 1 $10M
TOTAL $10M
Largest Tumblr, Inc.
$10M (2019-08-12)

M&A Connections

Deals
Divested to
Strategic(s)
100%
3 (100%)

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