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M&A Deal Summary

Facebook Acquires FriendFeed

On August 10, 2009, Facebook acquired internet software and services company FriendFeed for 48M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Facebook’s 1st transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is Facebook’s 9th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Facebook’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Facebook’s 2nd transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2009-08-10
Target FriendFeed
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) Facebook
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 48M USD

Target

FriendFeed

Mountain View, California, United States
FriendFeed is a service that makes it easy to share with friends online. It offers a fun and interactive way to discover and discuss information among friends.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Facebook

Menlo Park, California, United States
Category Company
Founded 2004
Sector Internet Software and Services
Employees74,067
Revenue 164.5B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Facebook's corporate headquarters in Menlo Park, California.
Entrance to Facebook's corporate headquarters in Menlo Park, California.

Facebook is a social utility company that helps people communicate more efficiently with their friends, family, and coworkers. Facebook develops technologies that facilitate the sharing of information through the social graph, the digital mapping of people's real-world social connections. Facebook was founded in 2004 and is based in Menlo Park, California.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 88
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 1 of 42
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 2 of 84
State: California M&A 2 of 41
Country: United States M&A 2 of 65
Year: 2009 M&A 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 9 of 13
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Los Gatos, California, United States

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