M&A Deal Summary

EdgeCast Acquires Volicon

On March 16, 2016, EdgeCast acquired media company Volicon

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is EdgeCast’s 1st transaction in the Media sector.
  • This is EdgeCast’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is EdgeCast’s 1st transaction in Massachusetts.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2016-03-16
Target Volicon
Sector Media
Buyer(s) EdgeCast
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Volicon

Burlington, Massachusetts, United States
Volicon, Inc. is a provider of enterprise media intelligence solutions serving the needs of broadcasters, networks, cable operators, and governments worldwide.

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Buyer

EdgeCast

Los Angeles, California, United States

Category Company
Founded 2006
Sector Information Technology
Revenue 285M USD (2021)
DESCRIPTION

EdgeCast helps companies meet the ever-growing expectations of their customers. Edgecast's set of solutions across content delivery, cloud security, and video streaming, combined with a team of customer-oriented domain experts, streamlines operations and improves efficiencies, so businesses can redirect their energy into creating value for their customers not managing multiple vendors and workflows. EdgeCast was founded in 2006 and is based in Los Angeles, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Media M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Massachusetts M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2016 M&A 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-08-12 Tumblr

New York, New York, United States

Tumblr is an online service that allows users to post content (text, photos, and video) to a short-form blog. The Company was formed in 2007 and is headquartered in New York City.

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