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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 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 25 of 80
Sector: E-Commerce M&A 6 of 10
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 22 of 70
State: Texas M&A 1 of 3
Country: United States M&A 19 of 57
Year: 2010 M&A 3 of 6
Size (of disclosed) 15 of 22
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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