M&A Deal Summary

eBay Acquires Radial

On March 28, 2011, eBay acquired internet software and services company Radial for 2.4B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is eBay’s 28th transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is eBay’s 3rd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is eBay’s 20th transaction in the United States.
  • This is eBay’s 1st transaction in Pennsylvania.
Investment Fate
  • Radial was divested to a consortium of buyers in 2015.
  • Radial was sold to a publicly-traded strategic buyer in 2017 for 820M USD.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2011-03-28
Target Radial
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) eBay
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 2.4B USD

Target

Radial

King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, United States
Radial is a provider in omnichannel commerce technology and operations, enabling brands and retailers to profitably exceed retail customer expectations. Radial’s technical, powerful omnichannel solutions connect supply and demand through efficient fulfillment and transportation options, intelligent fraud, payments, and tax systems and personalized customer care services. Radial was formed in 1986 and is based in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania.

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Buyer

eBay

San Jose, California, United States

Category Company
Founded 1995
Sector Internet Software and Services
Employees11,500
Revenue 10.3B USD (2024)
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 founded in 1995 and is based in San Jose, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 37 of 70
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 28 of 49
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 30 of 60
State: Pennsylvania M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 20 of 38
Year: 2011 M&A 1 of 9
Size (of disclosed) 3 of 22
PREVIOUS 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.

Buy $200M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-04-12 GittiGidiyor A.S.

Istanbul, Turkey

GittiGidiyor.com is one of the leading players on the Turkish online trading market. GittiGidiyor.com was founded in 2000 by Serkan Borancili, Burak Divanlioglu and Tolga Kabatas and is headquartered in Istanbul.

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