M&A Deal Summary

eBay Acquires Critical Path Software

On December 15, 2010, eBay acquired software company Critical Path Software

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is eBay’s 5th transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is eBay’s 19th transaction in the United States.
  • This is eBay’s 1st transaction in Oregon.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2010-12-15
Target Critical Path Software
Sector Software
Buyer(s) eBay
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Critical Path Software

Portland, Oregon, United States
Portland, Ore.-based Critical Path has helped develop eBay for iPhone, and other iPhone applications, such as StubHub, eBay Classifieds and Shopping.com.

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Buyer

eBay

San Jose, California, United States
Category Company
Founded 1995
Sector Internet Software and Services
Employees12,300
Revenue 10.1B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to eBay's corporate headquarters in San Jose, California.
Entrance to eBay's corporate headquarters in San Jose, California.

eBay is an online retailer and provider of auction tools and services. eBay enables global commerce and payments on behalf of users, merchants, retailers and brands of all sizes. The technologies and services eBay provides are designed to enable users and merchants worldwide to organize and offer their inventory for sale and buyers to find, buy and pay for it virtually anytime and anywhere. eBay was incorporated in 1995 and is based in San Jose, California.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 35 of 68
Sector (Software) 5 of 9
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 28 of 58
State (Oregon) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 19 of 37
Year (2010) 3 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-12-02 Milo.com

San Jose, California, United States

Milo is local shopping made easy. We search your local store shelves in real-time to find the best prices and availability for the products you want to have — right now.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-12-20 Brands4Friends

Berlin, Germany

Brands4Friends provides exclusive online access to a wide array of leading consumer product brands across multiple verticals. Brands4Friendswas founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

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