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GoDaddy Acquires Over

On January 29, 2020, GoDaddy acquired internet software and services company Over

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is GoDaddy’s 19th transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is GoDaddy’s 1st transaction in South Africa.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2020-01-29
Target Over
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) GoDaddy
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Over

Cape Town, South Africa
Over is the company behind the Over app that helps entrepreneurs and small businesses grow their brands by easily creating impactful visual content for any platform online. The Over app enables anyone to create inspiring content quickly on a mobile phone for Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest, and other popular social platforms, as well as email marketing campaigns and websites. It features a vast library of hand-curated, professionally designed templates and layout for quick customization that standout and grab attention.

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Buyer

GoDaddy

Tempe, Arizona, United States
Category Company
Founded 1997
Sector Internet Software and Services
Employees5,518
Revenue 4.6B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
GoDaddy's corporate headquarters in Scottsdale, Arizona.
GoDaddy's corporate headquarters in Scottsdale, Arizona.

GoDaddy is a provider software and tools for consumers and businesses. GoDaddy's software solutions include a variety of domain name registration plans, website design and hosting packages, and cloud-based solutions. Specific products include SSL Certificates, Domains by Proxy private registration, ecommerce website hosting, blog software, search engine optimization utilities, email marketing tools, website design services, website security software and online storage solutions. GoDaddy was formed in 1997 and is based in Tempe, Arizona.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 21 of 27
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 19 of 24
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 18 of 23
Country: South Africa M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2020 M&A 1 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-04-10 Sellbrite

Pasadena, California, United States

Sellbrite is a provider of multi-channel ecommerce business software. Sellbrite helps clients reach new customers no matter where they shop, create and manage listings, control inventory, and fulfill orders all from a single, intuitive interface.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-02-11 Uniregistry

Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

Uniregistry Corp. is a domain registrar and marketplace businesses. Uniregistry Corp. is a more intuitive and user-friendly domain management registrar, and an award-winning premium domain brokerage service.

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