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Think Geek Mergers & Acquisitions

Think Geek M&A Summary

Think Geek has acquired 1 company of its own. A total of 1 acquisition came from private equity firms. It has also divested 1 asset.

It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2012, when it sold Geeknet - Online Media Business to DHI Group for $20M. Think Geek has acquired in 1 US state. The Company’s most targeted sectors include information technology (100%).

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity2
    • M&A Buy Activity1
    • M&A Sell Activity1
  • Total Sectors Invested 1
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 2

Think Geek

Geeknet, Inc.

11216 Waples Mill Rd.,
Fairfax, Virginia 22030
United States,
(877) 433-5638
www.geek.net

All (2) Buy (1) Sell (1)
Date Target Value
$mlns 		Transaction Type Acquirer Seller SRC
Link
2012-09-18 Geeknet - Online Media Business · Internet Software and Services
, United States

Geeknet 's online media business, including Slashdot and SourceForge. Slashdot, a user-generated news, analysis, peer question and professional insight community. Tech professionals moderate the site which averages more than 5,300 comments daily and 3.7 million unique visitors each month. SourceForge, a destination for technology professionals and enthusiasts to develop, download, review and publish open source software, much of which they use in their own organizations. Freecode, one of the largest indexes of Linux, Unix and cross-platform software, as well as mobile applications generates nearly 500,000 unique visitors each month.

20 Divestiture

DHI Group

Think Geek

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