M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2010-10-01 |
| Target | Buy Vip S.L. |
| Sector | E-Commerce |
| Buyer(s) | Amazon |
| Sellers(s) |
Kennet Partners
Cipio Partners |
| Deal Type | Add-on Acquisition |
| Deal Value | 97M USD |
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| Category | Company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1994 |
| Sector | E-Commerce |
| Employees | 1,525,000 |
| Revenue | 638.0B USD (2024) |
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 was founded in 1994 and is based in Seattle, Washington.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 27 of 80 |
| Sector: E-Commerce M&A | 7 of 10 |
| Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals | 24 of 70 |
| Country: Spain M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Year: 2010 M&A | 5 of 6 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 17 of 22 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-09-08 |
Amie Street
Long Island City, New York, United States Amie Street, Inc., an online music community and store. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-11-08 |
Quidsi
Jersey City, New Jersey, United States Quidsi, Inc. owns and operates Diapers.com (baby care), Soap.com (everyday essentials), BeautyBar.com (luxury beauty), Wag.com (pet supplies), YoYo.com (toys), Casa.com (home & houseware essentials), VineMarket.com (green living), AfterSchool.com (kids' sports/activity gear) and Bookworm.com (children's books). All nine easy-to-navigate sites are linked together by the Familyhood promise to make life a little easier with fast, free shipping on orders over $49, award-winning 24/7 customer care and one shared cart and checkout. Quidsi continues to redefine e-commerce by changing the way people shop for almost every part of their lives. |
Buy | $545M |
| Category | Growth Capital Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1997 |
| PE ASSETS | 700M USD |
| Size | Middle-Market |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Kennet Partners is a private investment firm that invests in fast-growing companies providing information technology products and technology-enabled services. Kennet typically commits $10 to $50 million of equity per transaction in companies with revenues up to $50 million. The Firm generally invests in businesses located in Western Europe and the US. In addition to providing growth capital, Kennet also finances private mergers, shareholder liquidity needs, corporate divestitures or spin-outs, and restructuring situations. Kennet Partners was formed in 1997 and is based in London.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 18 of 41 |
| Sector: E-Commerce M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals | 16 of 32 |
| Country: Spain M&A | 1 of 2 |
| Year: 2010 M&A | 4 of 4 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 8 of 11 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-09-27 |
Revolution Prep
Los Angeles, California, United States Revolution Prep is an education software and services provider that has helped over a hundred thousand students score higher on the SAT, ACT, and other high-stakes exams, while dramatically improving basic academic skills. Revolution Prep was founded in 2002 and is based in Los Angeles, California. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-01-01 |
KEMP
Melville, New York, United States KEMP is a provider of load balancer and application delivery controller (“ADC”) solutions and services. Leveraging an agile per-app load balancing / ADC consumption model, predictive analytics and automated issue resolution, Kemp is radically simplifying how customers optimize, analyze and secure their applications across private and multi-cloud environments. KEMP was founded in 2000 and is based in Melville, New York. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Secondary Investor |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2003 |
| Size | Small |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Cipio Partners is an investment management firm focused on secondary investments, as well as early and later-stage venture capital transactions. Sectors of interest include technology, media, and communications. Cipio Partners was formed in 2003 and is based in Munich, Germany.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 37 of 68 |
| Sector: E-Commerce M&A | 1 of 2 |
| Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals | 13 of 35 |
| Country: Spain M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Year: 2010 M&A | 4 of 5 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 5 of 9 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-07-01 |
MineWolf Systems
Munich, Germany MineWolf Systems is the provider of technology and services for the safe, reliable, innovative and cost-efficient clearance of landmines and other explosive devices. It offers a portfolio of purpose built mechanical solutions to address a wide range of operational requirements; guaranteeing our clients in the military, commercial and humanitarian sectors the right tool for the right task. |
Sell | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-10-14 |
PSS Systems
Mountain View, California, United States PSS Systems, Inc. is a developer of software to helps organizations analyze, automate and implement information governance policies across massive amounts of electronic business information and dispose of that information in an automated way. |
Sell | - |
