M&A Deal Summary

Facebook Acquires CrowdTangle

On November 11, 2016, Facebook acquired internet software and services company CrowdTangle

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Facebook’s 34th transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is Facebook’s 49th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Facebook’s 2nd transaction in Maryland.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2016-11-11
Target CrowdTangle
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) Facebook
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

CrowdTangle

Baltimore, Maryland, United States
CrowdTangle, Inc. is a developer, builder and provider of content discovery and social monitoring platform for publishers and brands. CrowdTangle, Inc. was established in 2011 and is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland.

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Buyer

Facebook

Menlo Park, California, United States

Category Company
Founded 2004
Sector Internet Software and Services
Employees74,067
Revenue 164.5B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Facebook's corporate headquarters in Menlo Park, California.
Entrance to Facebook's corporate headquarters in Menlo Park, California.

Facebook is a social utility company that helps people communicate more efficiently with their friends, family, and coworkers. Facebook develops technologies that facilitate the sharing of information through the social graph, the digital mapping of people's real-world social connections. Facebook was founded in 2004 and is based in Menlo Park, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 63 of 88
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 34 of 42
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 61 of 84
State: Maryland M&A 2 of 2
Country: United States M&A 49 of 65
Year: 2016 M&A 5 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-09-19 Nascent Objects

San Carlos, California, United States

Nascent Objects, Inc. is a modular electronics platform, essentially a software program to help expedite the process for building physical gadgets, including 3-D-printed hardware.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-12-28 TheEyeTribe.com

Copenhagen, Denmark

The Eye Tribe ApS is a developer of software that enables eye control on mobile devices and computers, allowing hands-free navigation. The Eye Tribe ApS was established in 2011 and is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark.

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