M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2009-09-01 |
| Target | Skype |
| Sector | Internet Software and Services |
| Buyer(s) |
Silver Lake
eBay |
| Sellers(s) | eBay |
| Deal Type | Divestiture |
| Deal Value | 2.8B USD |
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| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1999 |
| PE ASSETS | 104.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Silver Lake is a mega-sized private equity firm focused on a broad range of growth investments in and acquisitions of technology companies. Silver Lake is subdivided into several investing groups including Silver Lake Partners, Silver Lake Sumeru, Silver Lake Waterman, Silver Lake Alpine, and Silver Lake Kraftwerk. Silver Lake Partners pursues large-scale private investments in companies within the technology, tech-enabled and related growth industries. Silver Lake Sumeru invests in middle market technology companies with established business models and attractive growth prospects where there is an opportunity to create value through operational transformation. Silver Lake Waterman provides growth capital to later-stage companies in the technology and technology-enabled industries, offering flexible solutions to finance expansion and acquisitions. Silver Lake Alpine is Silver Lake's debt and credit investing arm. Silver Lake Kraftwerk provides growth capital to technology and tech-enabled businesses driving efficiency across the operations, energy, and resources industries. Silver Lake Partners was formed in 1999 is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 29 of 135 |
| Sector (Internet Software and Services) | 2 of 21 |
| Type (Divestiture) | 4 of 8 |
| Country (Luxembourg) | 2 of 2 |
| Year (2009) | 3 of 5 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 14 of 30 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-08-05 |
Broadcom
Palo Alto, California, United States Broadcom is a designer, developer and global supplier of a broad range of analog semiconductor devices with a focus on III-V based products. Broadcom was founded in 2018 and is based in San Jose, California. |
Sell | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-10-01 |
Nasdaq
New York, New York, United States Nasdaq is an exchange company. With over 3,900 listed companies, it delivers trading, exchange technology and public company services across six continents. NASDAQ OMX offers multiple capital raising solutions to companies around the globe, including its U.S. listings market; the OMX Nordic Exchange, including First North; and the 144A PORTAL Market. Nasdaq was founded in 1971 and is based in New York City. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1995 |
| Sector | Internet Software and Services |
| Employees | 12,300 |
| Revenue | 10.1B USD (2023) |
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 | 32 of 68 |
| Sector (Internet Software and Services) | 25 of 46 |
| Type (Divestiture) | 2 of 4 |
| Country (Luxembourg) | 2 of 2 |
| Year (2009) | 2 of 2 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 1 of 22 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-01-08 |
Positronic
Seattle, Washington, United States Positronic has created predictive models and a machine learning platform that is vital for developments in search-based initiatives. Currently based in Seattle, WA, the team will relocate to San Jose. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-06-23 |
RedLaser
San Jose, California, United States RedLaser is the top-selling iPhone barcode-scanning application for comparison shopping and product information using a mobile device. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1995 |
| Sector | Internet Software and Services |
| Employees | 12,300 |
| Revenue | 10.1B USD (2023) |
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 | 1 of 14 |
| Sector (Internet Software and Services) | 1 of 10 |
| Type (Divestiture) | 1 of 9 |
| Country (Luxembourg) | 1 of 2 |
| Year (2009) | 1 of 1 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 5 of 6 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-01-08 |
Positronic
Seattle, Washington, United States Positronic has created predictive models and a machine learning platform that is vital for developments in search-based initiatives. Currently based in Seattle, WA, the team will relocate to San Jose. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-06-23 |
RedLaser
San Jose, California, United States RedLaser is the top-selling iPhone barcode-scanning application for comparison shopping and product information using a mobile device. |
Buy | - |
