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M&A Deal Summary

Google Acquires Boston Dynamics

On December 13, 2013, Google acquired machinery company Boston Dynamics

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Google’s 1st transaction in the Machinery sector.
  • This is Google’s 106th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Google’s 4th transaction in Massachusetts.
Investment Fate
  • Boston Dynamics was divested to a consortium of strategic buyers in 2017.
  • Boston Dynamics was divested to a consortium of strategic buyers in 2020 for 1.1B USD.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2013-12-13
Target Boston Dynamics
Sector Machinery
Buyer(s) Google
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Boston Dynamics

Waltham, Massachusetts, United States
Boston Dynamics designs and builds dynamic robots and software for human simulation. The Company began as a spin-off from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1992. Boston Dynamics is based in Waltham, Massachusetts.

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Buyer

Google

Mountain View, California, United States
Category Company
Founded 1998
Sector Internet Software and Services
Employees190,234
Revenue 350.0B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
View of Google's corporate campus in Mountain View, California.
View of Google's corporate campus in Mountain View, California.

Google is a global provider of search and advertising services. In addition to its search engine, Google offers online tools and platforms including: Gmail, Google Apps, Google Maps, and YouTube. Google was incorporated in 1998 and is based in Mountain View, California.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 135 of 226
Sector: Machinery M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 130 of 217
State: Massachusetts M&A 4 of 8
Country: United States M&A 106 of 178
Year: 2013 M&A 17 of 18
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-12-08 Autofuss

San Francisco, California, United States

Autofuss a creative video production company.We like to make things. We like to fill people with wonder in what they see, what they touch, and how they think about the world that surrounds them.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-12-20 Schaft

Tokyo, Japan

Schaft, Inc. builds humanoid robotsin Japan.

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