M&A Deal Summary

Amazon Acquires Blink

On December 19, 2017, Amazon acquired electronics company Blink

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Amazon’s 2nd transaction in the Electronics sector.
  • This is Amazon’s 41st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Amazon’s 3rd transaction in Massachusetts.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2017-12-19
Target Blink
Sector Electronics
Buyer(s) Amazon
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Blink

Andover, Massachusetts, United States
Blink is a provider of wireless home security camera that allows users to monitor their children, pets and home via smartphone. Blink was established in 2014 and is based in Andover, Massachusetts.

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Buyer(S) 1

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 57 of 76
Sector (Electronics) 2 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 51 of 67
State (Massachusetts) 3 of 4
Country (United States) 41 of 54
Year (2017) 6 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-10-03 Body Labs

New York, New York, United States

Body Labs, Inc. is a horizontal solution provider of human-aware AI platform that utilizes computer vision to generate three-dimensional human motion and shapes for gaming and shopping applications. Body Labs, Inc. was founded in 2010 and is based in New York, New York.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-01-23 Sqrrl Data

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Sqrrl Data, Inc. is an online cyber security platform that enables security analysts to hunt and investigate advanced threats. Sqrrl Data, Inc. was established in 2012 and is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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