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Amazon Acquires ComiXology

On April 11, 2014, Amazon acquired internet software and services company ComiXology

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Amazon’s 11th transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is Amazon’s 30th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Amazon’s 4th transaction in New York.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2014-04-11
Target ComiXology
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) Amazon
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

ComiXology

New York, New York, United States
Iconology, Inc.is a provider of cloud-based digital comics platform that makes discovering, buying, and reading comics more fun than ever before. ComiXology’s Guided View™ reading technology transforms the comic book medium into an immersive and cinematic experience.

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Amazon

Seattle, Washington, United States
Category Company
Founded 1994
Sector E-Commerce
Employees1,525,000
Revenue 638.0B USD (2024)
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 was founded in 1994 and is based in Seattle, Washington.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 42 of 80
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 11 of 23
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 37 of 70
State: New York M&A 4 of 5
Country: United States M&A 30 of 57
Year: 2014 M&A 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-02-07 Double Helix Games

Irvine, California, United States

Double Helix Games LLC is a game studio with a history that stretches back almost 20 years. The studio formed officially when Shiny Entertainment, creator of classic games like Earthworm Jim, Sacrifice, MDK and Enter the Matrix, merged with The Collective, Inc., makers of Indiana Jones and the Emperor’s Tomb, Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Most recently Double Helix Games launched latest generation games Killer Instinct and Strider.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-08-25 Twitch

San Francisco, California, United States

Twitch is a live video platform and community for gamers where more than 55 million have gathered to broadcast, watch and talk about video games. Twitch’s video platform is the backbone of both live and on-demand distribution for the entire video game ecosystem. This includes game developers, publishers, media outlets, events, user generated content and the entire esports scene.

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