M&A Deal Summary

Monster Acquires HotJobs.com

On August 24, 2010, Monster acquired staffing company HotJobs.com from Yahoo! for 225M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Monster’s 3rd transaction in the Staffing sector.
  • This is Monster’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Monster’s 3rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Monster’s 1st transaction in New York.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2010-08-24
Target HotJobs.com
Sector Staffing
Buyer(s) Monster
Sellers(s) Yahoo!
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 225M USD

Target

HotJobs.com

New York, New York, United States
website
HotJobs.com Ltd. is a provider of recruiting solutions to employers, recruiters, and staffing agencies.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Monster

Weston, Massachusetts, United States

website

Category Company
Founded 1967
Sector Internet Software and Services
Employees3,700
Revenue 667M USD (2015)
DESCRIPTION
Monster's corporate headquarters in Weston, Massachusetts.
Monster's corporate headquarters in Weston, Massachusetts.

Monster is a global online employment solution provider. Monster works by connecting employers with quality job seekers at all levels and by providing personalized career advice to consumers globally. Monster was formed in 1967 and is based in Weston, Massachusetts.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 8
Sector (Staffing) 3 of 4
Type (Divestiture) 2 of 2
State (New York) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 3 of 6
Year (2010) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-01-03 Affinity Labs

San Francisco, California, United States

Affinity Labs, Inc. builds online communities to improve the lives, careers and education of our members.

Buy $61M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-10-20 System One

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

System One is a provider of managed staffing and technical outsourcing solutions to improve productivity, specializing in the energy, engineering, information technology, commercial and scientific sectors. System One is the sixth largest engineering staffing companies and the forty-second largest staffing company overall in the U.S. System One is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Yahoo!

Sunnyvale, California, United States

website

Category Company
Founded 1994
Sector Internet Software and Services
Employees9,400
Revenue 5.0B USD (2015)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Yahoo's corporate campus in Sunnyvale, California.
Entrance to Yahoo's corporate campus in Sunnyvale, California.

Yahoo! is a provider of internet search tools, content, and communication services. The Company was formed in 1994 and is based in Sunnyvale, California.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 7
Sector (Staffing) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 4 of 6
State (New York) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 3 of 6
Year (2010) 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-05-25 Koprol

Jakarta, Indonesia

Koprol. Headquartered in Jakarta, Indonesia, Koprol extends Yahoo's social, mobile and local offerings and focuses on the intersection of location, community expertise and mobile experiences that have become important trends around the globe. Koprol enables users to interact and share knowledge about their community in a way that is uniquely tailored to mobile phones.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-10-05 Dapper

San Francisco, California, United States

Dapper is a provider of online ad serving software and services.

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