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M&A Deal Summary

Google Acquires Slide

On August 6, 2010, Google acquired internet software and services company Slide for 182M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Google’s 35th transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is Google’s 19th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Google’s 57th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Google’s 39th transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2010-08-06
Target Slide
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) Google
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 182M USD

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Slide

San Francisco, California, United States
Slide provides social game and app developer.It offers online application for social networking websites.

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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 72 of 225
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 35 of 104
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 68 of 217
State: California M&A 39 of 115
Country: United States M&A 57 of 177
Year: 2010 M&A 18 of 27
Size (of disclosed) 19 of 57
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-08-04 Instantiations - Java Business

United States

Instantiations - Java Business comprises of Java and software solutions.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-08-09 Jambool

San Francisco, California, United States

Jambool is best known for its Social Gold platform, which allows games and virtual worlds to create their own virtual currencies, including in-application payments and virtual economy analytics.

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