M&A Deal Summary

Google Acquires Where2

On October 1, 2004, Google acquired software company Where2

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Google’s 7th transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is Google’s 12th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Google’s 10th transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2004-10-01
Target Where2
Sector Software
Buyer(s) Google
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Where2

Mountain View, California, United States
Where2 LLC was a mapping startup company.This application allows two or more android devices to securely share their location information on google maps.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Google

Mountain View, California, United States

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Category Company
Founded 1998
Sector Internet Software and Services
Employees190,234
Revenue 282.8B USD (2022)
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 13 of 222
Sector (Software) 7 of 76
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 12 of 214
State (California) 10 of 115
Country (United States) 12 of 175
Year (2004) 5 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2004-09-27 Keyhole

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Keyhole believe that paying attention to audience, and reaching out to people who are relevant, should be easy.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-03-28 Urchin Software

San Diego, California, United States

Urchin Software provides Web analytics and marketing intelligence software.

Buy -
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