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Bending Spoons Acquires AOL

On October 29, 2025, Bending Spoons acquired internet software and services company AOL from Yahoo! for 1.5B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Bending Spoons’ 8th transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is Bending Spoons’ largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Bending Spoons’ 8th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Bending Spoons’ 3rd transaction in New York.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2025-10-29
Target AOL
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) Bending Spoons
Sellers(s) Yahoo!
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 1.5B USD

Target

AOL

New York, New York, United States
AOL office in Palo Alto, California.
AOL office in Palo Alto, California.
AOL is a media technology company that produces, distributes, and monetizes by connecting publishers with advertisers on its global, programmatic content and advertising platforms. AOL was formed in 1985 and is based in New York, New York.

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Buyer

Bending Spoons

Milan, Italy
Category Company
Founded 2013
Sector Internet Software and Services
DESCRIPTION

Bending Spoons is a mobile application developer that offers iOS mobile apps, including Splice, 30 Day Fitness, Live Quiz, and Remini. Bending Spoons was founded in 2013 and is based in Milan, Italy.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 9 of 10
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 8 of 9
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: New York M&A 3 of 3
Country: United States M&A 8 of 9
Year: 2025 M&A 2 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-09-10 Vimeo

New York, New York, United States

Vimeo operates a global video sharing platform for creators and their audiences. Vimeo provides professional tools to host, manage, review, distribute, and monetize videos online, as well as offer audiences a high-quality, ad-free viewing experience across devices. Vimeo was founded in 2004 and is based in New York, New York.

Buy $1.4B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-12-02 Eventbrite

San Francisco, California, United States

Eventbrite is an online ticket platform for live experiences that allows people to find and create events. Organisers use Eventbrite to boost ticket sales, promote and manage events, handle onsite operations, and analyse results across multiple sales channels. Eventbrite was founded in 2008 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Buy $500M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Yahoo!

Sunnyvale, California, United States
Category Company
Founded 1994
Sector Internet Software and Services
Employees9,400
Revenue 5.0B USD (2015)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Yahoo's corporate campus in Sunnyvale, California.
Entrance to Yahoo's corporate campus in Sunnyvale, California.

Yahoo! is a provider of internet search tools, content, and communication services. Yahoo! was formed in 1994 and is based in Sunnyvale, California.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 8
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 5 of 5
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 7 of 7
State: New York M&A 2 of 2
Country: United States M&A 7 of 7
Year: 2025 M&A 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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San Francisco, California, United States

Artifact is an AI-driven news aggregation and discovery platform.

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