M&A Deal Summary

Amazon Acquires AppThwack

On July 14, 2015, Amazon acquired internet software and services company AppThwack

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Amazon’s 14th transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is Amazon’s 35th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Amazon’s 1st transaction in Oregon.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2015-07-14
Target AppThwack
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) Amazon
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

AppThwack

Portland, Oregon, United States
Appthwack develops android application testing platform.

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Buyer

Amazon

Seattle, Washington, United States

Category Company
Founded 1994
Sector E-Commerce
Employees1,525,000
Revenue 574.8B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Amazon office building in downtown Seattle, Washington.
Amazon office building in downtown Seattle, Washington.

Amazon is an e-commerce retailer and provider of web services. Amazon enables millions of products to be sold through its website and by third parties across a variety of product categories. Customers access Amazon directly and through mobile websites and apps. Amazon also manufactures and sells electronic devices, including Kindle e-readers, Fire tablets, Fire TVs, and Echo. Amazon also offers Amazon Prime, an annual membership program that includes free shipping and access to streaming of movies and TV episodes. Amazon was founded in 1994 and is based in Seattle, Washington.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 47 of 76
Sector (Internet Software and Services) 14 of 21
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 41 of 67
State (Oregon) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 35 of 54
Year (2015) 5 of 6
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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ClusterK offers software that enables high availability in the AWS Spot Market, to accelerate and save up to 90% for mission-critical applications. By seamlessly integrating price prediction, multiple markets and offensively rebalancing your application, ClusterK optimizes infrastructure for performance, availability and the lowest cost.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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