M&A Deal Summary

Amazon Acquires Woot

On June 30, 2010, Amazon acquired e-commerce company Woot for 110M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Amazon’s 6th transaction in the E-Commerce sector.
  • This is Amazon’s 15th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Amazon’s 19th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Amazon’s 1st transaction in Texas.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2010-06-30
Target Woot
Sector E-Commerce
Buyer(s) Amazon
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 110M USD

Target

Woot

Carrollton, Texas, United States
Woot, Inc. is an online shopping site with a loyal base of around 2.75 million users. Its claim to fame was an online “deal of the day” concept selling one item each day for a significantly marked-down price. Items range from flat-screen TVs and PlayStation 3′s to Microsoft Zune players.

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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 25 of 76
Sector (E-Commerce) 6 of 10
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 22 of 67
State (Texas) 1 of 3
Country (United States) 19 of 54
Year (2010) 3 of 6
Size (of disclosed) 15 of 21
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-02-03 Touchco

New York, New York, United States

Touchco, Inc., a company that specialises in touch-screen technology. Touchco uses a technology called IFSR (Interpolating Force-Sensitive Resistance) which it puts into displays that can be completely transparent.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
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.

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