M&A Deal Summary

Financière Marc de Lacharrière Acquires Jellyfish

On January 1, 2019, Financière Marc de Lacharrière acquired marketing company Jellyfish from Microsoft

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Financière Marc de Lacharrière’s 1st transaction in the Marketing sector.
  • This is Financière Marc de Lacharrière’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Financière Marc de Lacharrière’s 1st transaction in Wisconsin.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2019-01-01
Target Jellyfish
Sector Marketing
Buyer(s) Financière Marc de Lacharrière
Sellers(s) Microsoft
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Jellyfish

Middleton, Wisconsin, United States
Jellyfish, Inc. is a provider of digital marketing services to brands i.e., Samsung, Uber, Nestle, Deckers, Spotify, and eBay. Jellyfish was founded in 2005 and is based in Middleton, Wisconsin.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Financière Marc de Lacharrière

Paris, France
Category Company
Founded 1877
Sector Business Services
Employees2,622
Revenue 225M EUR (2015)
DESCRIPTION

Fimalac is a parent of the rating firm, the Fitch Group. Fimalac also operates in real estate through North Colonnade Ltd (owner of an office building in London), as well as diversified investments, mainly through its Fimalac Développement subsidiary.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector (Marketing) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (Wisconsin) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2019) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-09-12 Webedia SAS

Paris, France

Webedia SAS is an online editor of purepeople.com dedicated to gossip news. Webedia was founded in 2007 and is based in Paris, France.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-02-23 Webedia SAS

Paris, France

Webedia SAS is an online editor of purepeople.com dedicated to gossip news. Webedia was founded in 2007 and is based in Paris, France.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Microsoft

Redmond, Washington, United States
Category Company
Founded 1975
Sector Software
Employees221,000
Revenue 211.9B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Microsoft's corporate headquarters in Redmond, Washington.
Entrance to Microsoft's corporate headquarters in Redmond, Washington.

Microsoft is a global technology company that offers a broad spectrum of software products, services, and devices designed to help individuals and organizations across various sectors. Its extensive portfolio includes the Windows operating systems, the Microsoft Office suite for productivity, and the Azure cloud computing platform, providing solutions for computing, analytics, storage, and networking. Microsoft also delves into enterprise applications with Dynamics 365, connects professionals via LinkedIn, and engages gamers through its Xbox brand and related services. Additionally, it offers internet services such as Bing for web search, Outlook.com for email, and Skype for communication. Microsoft was formed in 1975 and is based in Redmond, Washington.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 11 of 14
Sector (Marketing) 2 of 2
Type (Divestiture) 9 of 12
State (Wisconsin) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 9 of 11
Year (2019) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-10-02 Human

Seattle, Washington, United States

Human is a designer of voice-controlled headphones that empower shrewd voice control, solace and fit, and amazing sound. Human was founded in 2014 and is based in Seattle, Washington.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-01-24 Citus Data

San Francisco, California, United States

Citus Data, Inc. is a provider of PostgreSQL databases faster and more scalable. Citus scales your per-query performance, not just the number of queries you can run. Available as open source, as enterprise software you can run anywhere, and as a fully-managed database as a service. Citus Data, Inc. was founded in 2011 and is based in San Francisco, California.

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