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M&A Deal Summary

Facebook Acquires Masquerade Technologies

On March 9, 2016, Facebook acquired internet software and services company Masquerade Technologies

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Facebook’s 32nd transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is Facebook’s 3rd transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2016-03-09
Target Masquerade Technologies
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) Facebook
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Masquerade Technologies

London, United Kingdom
Masquerade Technologies, Inc. is a developer of mobile based applications that enables users to record and edit video selfie animations. Masquerade's app allows users to record video selfies, complete with mask overlays that make you look like a famous actor, a movie villain, or just add funny glasses.

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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 59 of 88
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 32 of 42
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 57 of 84
Country: United Kingdom M&A 3 of 6
Year: 2016 M&A 1 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-10-03 Endaga

Oakland, California, United States

Endaga, Inc. is a producer of cellular network boxes and technology.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-05-23 Two Big Ears

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Two Big Ears Ltd. is a software company that designs immersive and interactive audio applications and tools, with a focus on mobile and emerging technologies.

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