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Google Acquires Pointy

On January 14, 2020, Google acquired information technology company Pointy for 163M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Google’s 6th transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is Google’s 20th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Google’s 2nd transaction in Ireland.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2020-01-14
Target Pointy
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) Google
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 163M USD

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Pointy

Dublin, Ireland
Pointy helps local retailers bring their product inventory online. With Pointy, merchants simply plug a small box into their barcode scanner or install the Pointy app on their point of sale system, which surfaces the products that they sell directly into the “See what’s in store” section of their business profile on Google Search.

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Buyer

Google

Mountain View, California, United States
Category Company
Founded 1998
Sector Internet Software and Services
Employees190,234
Revenue 350.0B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
View of Google's corporate campus in Mountain View, California.
View of Google's corporate campus in Mountain View, California.

Google is a global provider of search and advertising services. In addition to its search engine, Google offers online tools and platforms including: Gmail, Google Apps, Google Maps, and YouTube. Google was incorporated in 1998 and is based in Mountain View, California.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 215 of 225
Sector: Information Technology M&A 6 of 10
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 209 of 217
Country: Ireland M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2020 M&A 2 of 4
Size (of disclosed) 20 of 57
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-01-14 AppSheet

Seattle, Washington, United States

AppSheet is a no-code application development platform used by a number of enterprises across a variety of industries. AppSheet reimagines the application development space with a platform that helps enterprises innovate with no-code development, workflow automation, application integration and API management.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-04-21 Jio

Navi Mumbai, India

Jio is a next-generation technology platform focused on providing affordable digital services across India. Jio was formed in 2019 and is based in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra.

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