M&A Deal Summary

Google Acquires Relay Media

On October 10, 2017, Google acquired information technology company Relay Media

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Google’s 4th transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is Google’s 158th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Google’s 103rd transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2017-10-10
Target Relay Media
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) Google
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Relay Media

Alto, California, United States
Relay Media is a creator of a converter of web pages to the AMP HTML format. Relay Media converts publishers' standard web content to AMP HTML, the new format for instantly-loading mobile pages with support for ads, analytics and paywalls.

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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 201 of 227
Sector: Information Technology M&A 4 of 12
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 195 of 218
State: California M&A 103 of 115
Country: United States M&A 158 of 179
Year: 2017 M&A 11 of 11
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-10-10 Tiny Garage Labs

Palo Alto, California, United States

Tiny Garage Labs, Inc. (60dB) is a curator and streamer of short-form audio news. 60dB launched last fall with a focus on personalizing short-form audio for individual listeners. Personalization is a major focus for Google Play Music , the company's music subscription.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-01-11 Redux ST

Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom

Redux ST is a developer of technology that eliminates the need for small speakers in mobile phones, freeing up space for batteries or other components. Redux ST was established in 2013 and is based in Cambridgeshire, UK.

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