M&A Deal Summary

Amazon Acquires Tapzo

On August 31, 2018, Amazon acquired internet software and services company Tapzo

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Amazon’s 18th transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is Amazon’s 2nd transaction in India.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2018-08-31
Target Tapzo
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) Amazon
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Tapzo

Bengaluru, India
Tapzo is India's first all-in-one app. This could be anything from finding best offers, deals & coupons, booking cabs/taxis & autos, ordering food, recharging prepaid mobile & DTH, paying postpaid mobile bills, reading news, following & sharing trending, funny & viral stories, checking live cricket scores and daily horoscope!

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Buyer

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 62 of 80
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 18 of 23
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 56 of 70
Country: India M&A 2 of 4
Year: 2018 M&A 4 of 4
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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