MarketWatch - Ownership and Business Overview

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MarketWatch Ownership

Who owns MarketWatch?

MarketWatch is owned by Dow Jones. It was acquired on November 15, 2004.

MarketWatch Business Overview

Where is MarketWatch headquartered?

MarketWatch is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

What sector is MarketWatch in?

MarketWatch is a media company.

When was MarketWatch founded?

MarketWatch was founded in 1997.

Media M&A Summary in 2004

Out of 60 sectors in the Mergr database, media ranked 20 in number of deals in 2004. The largest media acquisition in 2004 was Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer - which was acquired by Providence Equity Partners for $3.6B.

Join Mergr to view all 48 acquisitions of media companies in 2004, including 26 acquisitions by private equity firms, and 22 by strategics.

MarketWatch, Inc.

201 California Street Floor 13,
San Francisco, California 94111
United States,
www.marketwatch.com

MarketWatch is provider of financial news and information. The Company was in founded in 1997 and operates two destination sites, CBS.MarketWatch.com and BigCharts.com.


Company Summary

SECTOR

Media

Established

1997

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