RealNetworks - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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RealNetworks M&A Summary

RealNetworks has acquired 16 companies. It has also divested 1 asset.

RealNetworks’ largest acquisition to date was in 2006, when it acquired WiderThan for $350M. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2020, when it sold Rhapsody International to Napster Group for $70M. RealNetworks has acquired in 6 different US states, and 7 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include internet software and services (50%) and software (50%).

RealNetworks Business Overview

Where is RealNetworks headquartered?

RealNetworks is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

What is RealNetworks’ revenue?

RealNetworks disclosed revenue of 58M USD for 2021 and 68M USD for 2020.

What sector is RealNetworks in?

RealNetworks is a software company.

When was RealNetworks founded?

RealNetworks was founded in 1994.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity17
    • M&A Buy Activity16
    • M&A Sell Activity1
  • Total Sectors Invested 2
  • Total Countries Invested 7
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 2
  • M&A Advisors 1

RealNetworks

RealNetworks LLC

1501 First Avenue South, Suite 600,
Seattle, Washington 98134
United States,
(206) 674-2700
www.realnetworks.com

RealNetworks is a provider of Internet streaming media delivery software and services. RealNetworks delivers digital entertainment to consumers directly and indirectly through business relationships with mobile operators and other businesses around the world. RealNetworks was established in 1994 and is based in Seattle, Washington.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 16 - - - - - 16
vol $533M $533M
Sell (0.2/yr) # - 1 - - - - 1
vol $70M $70M
  17

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Rhapsody International, Inc. 2020-08-24 70M USD Divestiture
Seattle, Washington · www.rhapsody.com
Muzicall Ltd. 2013-10-28 - Add-on Acquisition
London, United Kingdom · www.muzicall.com
Slingo, Inc. 2013-08-01 - Add-on Acquisition
Hackensack, New Jersey · www.slingo.com
Backstage Technologies, Inc. 2010-09-14 - Add-on Acquisition
, Canada · www.bstage.ca
Echodio 2009-08-01 - Add-on Acquisition
Seattle, Washington · www.echodio.com
Trymedia Systems, Inc. 2008-04-01 - Add-on Acquisition
San Francisco, California
Game Trust, Inc. 2007-09-27 - Add-on Acquisition
New York, New York · www.gametrust.com
Sony NetServices GmbH 2007-05-16 - Add-on Acquisition
Anif, Austria
Atrativa 2007-02-06 - Add-on Acquisition
Sao Paulo, Brazil · www.atrativa.com.br
WiderThan Co., Ltd. 2006-10-30 350M USD Add-on Acquisition
Reston, Virginia · www.widerthan.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Internet Software and Services 8 (50%) 386M (72%) 1 (100%) 70M (100%)
Software 8 (50%) 147M (28%) - -
Total 16 $533M 1 $70M

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 10 497M 1 70M
  Washington 4 72M 1 70M
  California 2 75M - -
  Virginia 1 350M - -
  New York 1 - - -
  New Jersey 1 - - -
  Massachusetts 1 - - -
Austria 1 - - -
Brazil 1 - - -
Canada 1 - - -
Finland 1 15M - -
Netherlands 1 21M - -
United Kingdom 1 - - -
Domestic 10 (63%) 497M (93%) 1 (100%) 70M (100%)
Cross-border 6 (38%) 36M (7%) - -
Total 16 $533M 1 $70M

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Lehman Brothers, Inc.
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $350M
< $100M 5 $183M
TOTAL $533M
Largest WiderThan Co., Ltd.
$350M (2006-10-30)
sell # Total
< $100M 1 $70M
TOTAL $70M
Largest Rhapsody International, Inc.
$70M (2020-08-24)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Strategic(s)
6%
1 (6%)
Divested to
Strategic(s)
100%
1 (100%)

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