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Google Acquires Schaft

On December 20, 2013, Google acquired technology hardware company Schaft

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Google’s 6th transaction in the Technology Hardware sector.
  • This is Google’s 2nd transaction in Japan.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2013-12-20
Target Schaft
Sector Technology Hardware
Buyer(s) Google
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Schaft

Tokyo, Japan
Schaft, Inc. builds humanoid robotsin Japan.

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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 136 of 225
Sector: Technology Hardware M&A 6 of 12
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 131 of 217
Country: Japan M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2013 M&A 18 of 18
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-12-13 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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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-01-01 Agawi

Campbell, California, United States

Agawi, Inc. is a provides of cloud-based gaming platform.

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