Yelp - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Yelp M&A Summary

Yelp has acquired 8 companies, including 1 in the last 5 years. It has also divested 1 asset.

Yelp’s largest acquisition to date was in 2015, when it acquired Eat24 for $134M. Yelp has acquired in 2 different US states, and 4 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include internet software and services (75%) and consumer services (13%).

Yelp Business Overview

Where is Yelp headquartered?

Yelp is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

What is Yelp’s revenue?

Yelp disclosed revenue of 1,337M USD for 2023 and 1,194M USD for 2022.

How many employees does Yelp have?

Yelp has 4,713 employees.

What sector is Yelp in?

Yelp is an internet software and services company.

When was Yelp founded?

Yelp was founded in 2004.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity9
    • M&A Buy Activity8
    • M&A Sell Activity1
  • Total Sectors Invested 3
  • Total Countries Invested 4
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 2

Yelp

Yelp, Inc.

350 Mission Street, 10th Floor,
San Francisco, California 94105
United States,
(415) 908-3801
www.yelp.com

Yelp is a web-based software platform that connects people with local businesses. Yelp allows users to review businesses and locate a variety of local services. Yelp was founded in 2004 and is based in San Francisco, California.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.2/yr) # 7 - - - - 1 8
vol $257M $80M $337M
Sell (0.0/yr) # 1 - - - - - 1
  9

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Repairpal 2024-11-07 80M USD Add-on Acquisition
San Fracisco, California · www.repairpal.com
Eat24 2017-08-03 - Divestiture
San Bruno, California · www.eat24.com
Turnstyle Analytics, Inc. 2017-04-04 20M USD Add-on Acquisition
Toronto, Ontario · www.getturnstyle.com
Nowait, Inc. 2017-03-01 40M USD Add-on Acquisition
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · www.nowait.com
Eat24 2015-02-10 134M USD Add-on Acquisition
San Bruno, California · www.eat24.com
Cityvox SAS 2014-10-28 - Divestiture
Paris, France · www.cityvox.fr
Restaurant-Kritik 2014-10-24 - Add-on Acquisition
Hamburg, Germany · www.restaurant-kritik.de
SeatMe, Inc. 2013-07-18 13M USD Add-on Acquisition
San Francisco, California
Qype GmbH 2012-10-24 50M USD Add-on Acquisition
Hamburg, Germany · www.qype.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Internet Software and Services 6 (75%) 237M (70%) 1 (100%) -
Consumer Services 1 (13%) 80M (24%) - -
Software 1 (13%) 20M (6%) - -
Total 8 $337M 1 -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 4 267M 1 -
  California 3 227M 1 -
  Pennsylvania 1 40M - -
Germany 2 50M - -
Canada 1 20M - -
  Ontario 1 20M - -
France 1 - - -
Domestic 4 (50%) 267M (79%) 1 (100%) -
Cross-border 4 (50%) 70M (21%) - -
Total 8 $337M 1 -

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $134M
< $100M 5 $203M
TOTAL $337M
Largest Eat24
$134M (2015-02-10)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Strategic(s)
13%
1 (13%)
Divested to
Strategic(s)
100%
1 (100%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Internet Software and Services

Revenue

1,337   12% 2023
1,194   16% 2022
1,032   19% 2021
873   14% 2020
1,014   8% 2019
943   12% 2018
847   19% 2017
713   30% 2016
550   46% 2015
378   63% 2014
232   70% 2013
137   2012
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Employees

4,713

Established

2004

Public

NYSE: YELP

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