M&A Deal Summary

Google Acquires Owlchemy Labs

On May 10, 2017, Google acquired digital media company Owlchemy Labs

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Google’s 1st transaction in the Digital Media sector.
  • This is Google’s 154th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Google’s 3rd transaction in Texas.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2017-05-10
Target Owlchemy Labs
Sector Digital Media
Buyer(s) Google
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Owlchemy Labs

Austin, Texas, United States
Owlchemy Labs LLC is a game studio and develops virtual reality software. Owlchemy has developed popular virtual reality games and software that better utilizes hand gestures to manipulate virtual objects and improve the user experience. Company was founded in 2010 and based in Austin, Texas.

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Buyer

Google

Mountain View, California, United States
Category Company
Founded 1998
Sector Internet Software and Services
Employees190,234
Revenue 307.4B USD (2023)
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 195 of 224
Sector (Digital Media) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 189 of 216
State (Texas) 3 of 4
Country (United States) 154 of 176
Year (2017) 5 of 11
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-03-09 AppBridge Software

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

AppBridge Software, Inc. is a developer of enterprise-grade migration and reporting solutions helping businesses to move their files and data into the cloud platform.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-06-09 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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