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M&A Deal Summary

Adobe Acquires Livefyre

On May 3, 2016, Adobe acquired internet software and services company Livefyre

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Adobe’s 13th transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is Adobe’s 33rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Adobe’s 17th transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2016-05-03
Target Livefyre
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) Adobe
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Livefyre

San Francisco, California, United States
Livefyre is a developer of a real-time social adverting platform for brands and publishers instant access to billions of pieces of user generated content that can be streamed in real-time right to their sites, ads, emails, TV, digital billboards, and apps.

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Buyer

Adobe

San Jose, California, United States
Category Company
Founded 1982
Sector Software
Employees30,709
Revenue 21.5B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
Adobe's corporate headquarters in San Jose, California.
Adobe's corporate headquarters in San Jose, California.

Adobe is a diversified software company that offers a line of products and services used by creative professionals, marketers, knowledge workers, application developers, enterprises, and consumers for creating, managing, delivering, measuring, optimizing, and engaging with content and experiences across multiple operating systems, devices, and media. Adobe was incorporated in 1982 and is based in San Jose, California.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 42 of 52
Sector (Internet Software and Services) 13 of 18
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 40 of 49
State (California) 17 of 20
Country (United States) 33 of 40
Year (2016) 1 of 2
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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-11-10 TubeMogul

Emeryville, California, United States

TubeMogul is a provider of enterprise software services to help clients monitor and manage their global video ad spend.

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