M&A Deal Summary

1-800-Flowers.com Acquires GreatFood.com

On December 2, 1999, 1-800-Flowers.com acquired e-commerce company GreatFood.com from First Analysis for 19M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is 1-800-Flowers.com’s 1st transaction in the E-Commerce sector.
  • This is 1-800-Flowers.com’s 5th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is 1-800-Flowers.com’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is 1-800-Flowers.com’s 1st transaction in Ohio.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 1999-12-02
Target GreatFood.com
Sector E-Commerce
Buyer(s) 1-800-Flowers.com
Sellers(s) First Analysis
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 19M USD

Target

GreatFood.com

Dayton, Ohio, United States
GreatFood.com was an e-commerce company focusing on the sale of gourmet and specialty food over the Internet to the retail, corporate gift, and wholesale markets.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

1-800-Flowers.com

Jericho, New York, United States

Category Company
Founded 1976
Sector E-Commerce
Employees4,200
Revenue 2.0B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

1-800-Flowers.com is a floral and gift retailer company, that provides a broad range of gift products, including flowers, plants, gourmet foods, candies, gift baskets and other unique gifts to customers around the world through the company's web site, telephone call centers and company owned or franchised stores. 1-800-Flowers was founded in 1976 and is based in Jericho, New York.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 10
Sector (E-Commerce) 1 of 5
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 7
State (Ohio) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 1 of 10
Year (1999) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 5 of 5
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2004-11-16 WineTasting

Point Richmond, California, United States

WineTasting is a web portal that provides branded and private labeled wine to the consumer and wine club market channels. WineTasting was founded in 1991 and is based in Point Richmond, California.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

First Analysis

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Venture Capital Firm
Founded 1981
PE ASSETS 800M USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

First Analysis is a financial advisory and investment firm. First Analysis' private equity arm targets investments in growth companies at all stages of development. The Group looks for opportunities based primarily in the US and can commit up to $10 million of equity per transaction. Sectors of particular interest include outsourced services, (business/government services, education, environmental services, healthcare services, marketing services); information technology, (business integration, call centers, healthcare IT, network security, open source, sensor systems, transaction processing); and chemistry enabled businesses (advanced materials, chemicals, healthcare products, polymers, purification). First Analysis was formed in 1981 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 71
Sector (E-Commerce) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 4 of 51
State (Ohio) 2 of 4
Country (United States) 7 of 70
Year (1999) 4 of 5
Size (of disclosed) 20 of 22
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1999-12-01 IndX Software

Aliso Viejo, California, United States

IndX Software Corp. developed sophisticated, Internet-enabled information solutions for enterprises and their supply chains. Its IndX HQ (XHQ) product extracted and transformed data from multiple, disparate back-end systems, aggregated and managed content, and distributed information to users in a visually expressive way.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1999-12-14 KTI

Guttenberg, New Jersey, United States

KTI Inc. was an integrated waste management business providing waste handling and disposal services for non-hazardous solid waste from residential, commercial, and industrial sources. The company managed four business lines: 1) waste-to-energy; 2) residential recycling; 3) commercial recycling; and 4) franchised products.

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