Dotdash Meredith - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Dotdash Meredith M&A Summary

Dotdash Meredith has acquired 8 companies, including 8 in the last 5 years.

Dotdash Meredith’s largest acquisition to date was in 2021, when it acquired Meredith for $2.7B. Dotdash Meredith has acquired in 5 different US states. The Company’s most targeted sectors include digital media (50%) and internet software and services (25%).

Dotdash Meredith Business Overview

Where is Dotdash Meredith headquartered?

Dotdash Meredith is headquartered in New York, New York.

What sector is Dotdash Meredith in?

Dotdash Meredith is a digital media company.

When was Dotdash Meredith founded?

Dotdash Meredith was founded in 2017.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity8
    • M&A Buy Activity8
  • Total Sectors Invested 4
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 4

Dotdash Meredith

Dotdash Meredith

225 Liberty Street 4th Floor,
New York, New York 10281
United States,
(212) 204-4000
www.dotdash.com

Dotdash Meredith is a digital and print publishing company. Dotdash Meredith brands include PEOPLE, Better Homes & Gardens, Verywell, FOOD & WINE, The Spruce, Allrecipes, Byrdie, REAL SIMPLE, Investopedia, Southern Living and more. Dotdash Meredith is based in New York City and is an operating business of IAC.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.8/yr) # 4 3 1 - - - 8
vol $2.7B $2.7B
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
  8

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Meredith Corp. 2021-10-06 2.7B USD Add-on Acquisition
Des Moines, Iowa · www.meredith.com
Simply Recipes, Inc. 2020-09-22 - Divestiture
, United States · www.simplyrecipes.com
Serious Eats, Inc. 2020-09-22 - Divestiture
New York, New York · www.seriouseats.com
Narrative Content Group - Mother Nature Network & TreeHugger 2020-02-04 - Divestiture
Atlanta, Georgia
Liquor.com, Inc. 2019-10-01 - Add-on Acquisition
San Francisco, California · www.liquor.com
BRIDES Magazine 2019-05-15 - Divestiture
New York, New York · www.brides.com
Byrdie 2019-01-08 - Divestiture
90048, California · www.byrdie.com
MyDomaine 2019-01-08 - Divestiture
Los Angeles, California · www.mydomaine.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Digital Media 4 (50%) - - -
Internet Software and Services 2 (25%) - - -
Media 1 (13%) 2.7B (100%) - -
Publishing 1 (13%) - - -
Total 8 $2.7B - -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 8 2.7B - -
  California 3 - - -
  New York 2 - - -
  Iowa 1 2.7B - -
  Georgia 1 - - -
Total 8 $2.7B - -

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 1 $2.7B
TOTAL $2.7B
Largest Meredith Corp.
$2.7B (2021-10-06)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Strategic(s)
75%
6 (75%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Digital Media

Established

2017

Subsidiary of

IAC

Former Name

Dotdash

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