M&A Deal Summary

Kayak Software Acquires SideStep

On December 20, 2007, Kayak Software acquired internet software and services company SideStep from Trident Capital for 200M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Kayak Software’s 1st transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is Kayak Software’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Kayak Software’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Kayak Software’s 1st transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2007-12-20
Target SideStep
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) Kayak Software
Sellers(s) Trident Capital
Deal Type Merger
Deal Value 200M USD

Target

SideStep

Santa Clara, California, United States
website
SideStep, Inc. is a travel search engine that links consumers to dozens of sites to find the best value in air, car and hotel deals.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Kayak Software

Norwalk, Connecticut, United States

website

Category Company
Founded 2004
Sector Internet Software and Services
DESCRIPTION

Kayak.com, the world's largest travel search engine, displays results from more than 400 travel sites, providing prices and itineraries for hundreds of airlines, more than 90,000 hotels, all leading rental car companies and 18 cruise lines.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 2
Sector (Internet Software and Services) 1 of 2
Type (Merger) 1 of 1
State (California) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2007) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-05-06 swoodoo

Munich, Germany

swoodoo is a German flight and hotel search site.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Trident Capital

San Mateo, California, United States

website

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1993
PE ASSETS 1.9B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Trident Capital was a venture capital firm focused on investments at all company stages, from early and expansion stage investments to buyouts and recapitalizations. Trident focused on investments in tech-enabled sectors, including enterprise software/services, outsourcing and payments, healthcare software/services, internet/consumer, and energy/clean tech. In 2015, Trident ceased investing and the Firm's employees split to form Sunstone Partners, a growth equity firm, and Trident Capital Cybersecurity, a venture firm focused on the cyber security sector.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 39 of 85
Sector (Internet Software and Services) 4 of 11
Type (Merger) 2 of 2
State (California) 14 of 30
Country (United States) 38 of 80
Year (2007) 7 of 7
Size (of disclosed) 11 of 21
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-12-17 Vidavee

Austin, Texas, United States

Vidavee provides a patent-protected, video management software platform that enables a user to upload, archive, tag, search, share, and distribute digital video.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-01-01 DesiHits

Santa Clara, California, United States

DesiHits is a South Asian digital media entertainment/lifestyle hub for the next generation of Desis worldwide. DesiHits was founded in 2005 and is based in Santa Clara, California.

Buy -
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