M&A Deal Summary

Ancestry Acquires Find A Grave

On September 30, 2013, Ancestry acquired internet software and services company Find A Grave

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Ancestry’s 2nd transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is Ancestry’s 5th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Ancestry’s 3rd transaction in Utah.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2013-09-30
Target Find A Grave
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) Ancestry
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Find A Grave

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Find A Grave, Inc. is an online cemetery database.

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Buyer

Ancestry

Provo, Utah, United States
Category Company
Founded 1990
Sector Information Services
DESCRIPTION
Ancestry.com's offices in Dublin, Ireland.
Ancestry.com's offices in Dublin, Ireland.

Ancestry.com is a provider of family history and consumer genomics information, and helps people gain a new level of understanding about their lives. The Company's suite of history products include Archives, Fold3, Newspapers.com, AncestryDNA, and AncestryHealth. Ancestry.com was formed in 1990 and is based in Provo, Utah.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 8
Sector (Internet Software and Services) 2 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 6 of 8
State (Utah) 3 of 3
Country (United States) 5 of 6
Year (2013) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-10-03 1000memories

San Francisco, California, United States

1000memories, Inc. is a software that makes it easy to digitize and share photos and stories from the past.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-05-18 Adpay

Englewood, Colorado, United States

Adpay, Inc. is a provider of patented online and mobile solutions for media companies. Adpay provides the competitive edge that our partners need to attract and retain advertisers.

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