Yahoo! Mergers & Acquisitions

Yahoo! M&A Summary

Yahoo! has acquired 119 companies of its own, including 5 in the last 5 years. A total of 6 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 8 assets.

Yahoo!’s largest acquisition to date was in 1999, when it acquired Broadcast.com for $5.7B. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2025, when it sold AOL to Bending Spoons for $1.5B. Yahoo! has acquired in 10 different US states, and 12 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include internet software and services (56%) and software (37%).

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity125
    • M&A Buy Activity117
    • M&A Sell Activity8
  • Total Sectors Invested 8
  • Total Countries Invested 12
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 17

Yahoo!

Yahoo!

701 First Avenue,
Sunnyvale, California 94089
United States,
(408) 349-3300
www.yahooinc.com

All (125) Buy (117) Sell (8)
Date Target Value
$mlns
Transaction Type Acquirer Seller SRC
Link
2025-10-29 AOL · Internet Software and Services
New York, New York · www.aol.com

AOL is a media technology company that produces, distributes, and monetizes by connecting publishers with advertisers on its global, programmatic content and advertising platforms. AOL was formed in 1985 and is based in New York, New York.

1,500 Divestiture

Bending Spoons
Advisors: Ernst & Young Capital Advisors , Greenhill & Co. , Willkie Farr & Gallagher

Yahoo!
Advisors: Allen & Company , J.P. Morgan Securities , Latham & Watkins , Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison


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