M&A Deal Summary

Anoto Group AB Acquires Livescribe

On November 6, 2015, Anoto Group AB acquired technology hardware company Livescribe from Crosslink Capital for 15M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Anoto Group AB’s 1st transaction in the Technology Hardware sector.
  • This is Anoto Group AB’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Anoto Group AB’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Anoto Group AB’s 1st transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2015-11-06
Target Livescribe
Sector Technology Hardware
Buyer(s) Anoto Group AB
Sellers(s) Crosslink Capital
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 15M USD

Target

Livescribe

Oakland, California, United States
Livescribe Inc. is a provider of web-enabled computing pens and associated technology.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Anoto Group AB

Lund, Sweden
Category Company
Sector Information Technology
DESCRIPTION

Anoto is a publicly-listed company concentrating on digital pen technology.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Technology Hardware) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 1
State (California) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2015) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-02-10 ARM Sweden AB

Lund, Sweden

ARM Sweden AB is a leading Sweden-based video IP company. The privately-owned designer of power-efficient video encode and decode acceleration technologies for the mobile and consumer markets is the leading provider of video IP to one of the world’s leading mobile technology suppliers for platforms used by LG Electronics and two other leading mobile handset OEMs.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Crosslink Capital

San Francisco, California, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 1989
PE ASSETS 3.0B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Crosslink Capital is a growth-oriented investment firm focused on technology companies. Crosslink's typically invests in early-stage companies, however, the Firm will consider opportunities at every stage, from seed to pre-IPO to PIPE offerings. Sectors of interest include communications/infrastructure services, core technology, semiconductors, internet, and software. Crosslink Capital is based in San Francisco, California.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 49 of 60
Sector (Technology Hardware) 9 of 9
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 37 of 43
State (California) 35 of 42
Country (United States) 48 of 59
Year (2015) 5 of 5
Size (of disclosed) 17 of 17
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-11-04 BuildingConnected

San Francisco, California, United States

BuildingConnected, Inc. is a provider of preconstruction platform for real estate owners and general contractors to hire qualified subcontractors. BuildingConnected was founded in 2012 and is based in San Francisco, California.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-12-02 BrightFunnel

San Francisco, California, United States

BrightFunnel, Inc. is a developer of a powerful revenue attribution and forecasting platform that helps enterprise marketers turn campaigns into profits. BrightFunnel is based in San Francisco, California.

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