M&A Deal Summary

Leaf Group Acquires Society6

On June 24, 2013, Leaf Group acquired internet software and services company Society6 for 94M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Leaf Group’s 9th transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is Leaf Group’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Leaf Group’s 8th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Leaf Group’s 4th transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2013-06-24
Target Society6
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) Leaf Group
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 94M USD

Target

Society6

Santa Monica, California, United States
website
Society6 LLC is an online marketplace powered by hundreds of thousands of artists from around the world. Society6’s commerce platform enables artists to easily upload and immediately offer their art for sale as art prints, iPhone cases, home décor, t-shirts and a variety of other high quality products - without giving up the rights to their work. Society6 produces these products on-demand, using only the highest quality materials and processes and then delivers them to consumers worldwide on behalf of the artist.

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Buyer

Leaf Group

Santa Monica, California, United States

website

Category Company
Founded 2006
Sector Internet Software and Services
Employees341
Revenue 212M USD (2020)
DESCRIPTION

Leaf Group is a diversified Internet company with online media properties (eHow, LIVESTRONG.com and Cracked) and marketplace platforms (Society6 and Saatchi Art) that enable communities of creators to reach passionate audiences in large and growing lifestyle categories. Leaf Group was founded in 2006 and is based in Santa Monica, California.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 10 of 13
Sector (Internet Software and Services) 9 of 11
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 10 of 13
State (California) 4 of 4
Country (United States) 8 of 10
Year (2013) 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-01-07 Name.com

Denver, Colorado, United States

Name.com, Inc. is an ICANN accredited domain name registrar. In addition to great pricing and a commitment to world-class customer service, we offer web hosting, email, website builder, premium and expired domain names, and SSL certificates. Name.com customers have registered nearly 1.5 million domains, and use the company's tools and services to grow their online presence.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-07-14 CoverItLive

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

CoverItLive, Inc. is a provider of an extensive tool one can use for liveblogging live events or other real-time stuff such as earnings calls, press conferences and more. It is actively used both by traditional bloggers, journalists, major brands and mainstream media.

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