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M&A Deal Summary

Google Acquires BufferBox

On November 30, 2012, Google acquired consumer services company BufferBox

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Google’s 1st transaction in the Consumer Services sector.
  • This is Google’s 8th transaction in Canada.
  • This is Google’s 8th transaction in Ontario.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2012-11-30
Target BufferBox
Sector Consumer Services
Buyer(s) Google
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

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BufferBox

Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
BufferBox provides consumers the convenience of picking up their online purchases 24/7.

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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 118 of 225
Sector: Consumer Services M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 113 of 217
State: Ontario M&A 8 of 9
Country: Canada M&A 8 of 10
Year: 2012 M&A 12 of 12
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-11-28 Incentive Targeting

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Incentive Targeting provides a targeted marketing services customers and provides targeted promotion systems.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-02-06 Channel Intelligence

Celebration, Florida, United States

Channel Intelligence a provider of technology to companies to enable customers to buy their products online.

Buy $125M
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