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Google Acquires Plink Search

On April 12, 2010, Google acquired software company Plink Search

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Google’s 28th transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is Google’s 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2010-04-12
Target Plink Search
Sector Software
Buyer(s) Google
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Plink Search

London, United Kingdom
Plink Search allows mobile users to search the internet using photos rather than words.

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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 62 of 227
Sector: Software M&A 28 of 76
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 59 of 218
Country: United Kingdom M&A 1 of 8
Year: 2010 M&A 8 of 27
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-04-12 Plink Solutions Pvt.

Ahmedabad, India

Plink Solutions is a Marketing Solutions provider assisting SMEs, start ups and NGOs/ Government departments in building brands that people love to own.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-04-20 Agnilux

San Jose, California, United States

Agnilux a stealth hardware company, formed by ex-PA Semiconductor chip designers.

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