M&A Deal Summary

Google Acquires Scoopler

On June 20, 2011, Google acquired internet software and services company Scoopler

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Google’s 45th transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is Google’s 70th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Google’s 48th transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2011-06-20
Target Scoopler
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) Google
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Scoopler

San Francisco, California, United States
Scoopler offers search options on entertainment, technology, sports, world and business, science, gaming, politics, and lifestyle topics.

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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 94 of 227
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 45 of 104
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 90 of 218
State: California M&A 48 of 115
Country: United States M&A 70 of 179
Year: 2011 M&A 13 of 25
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Inglewood, California, United States

SageTV allows users to create and operate media centers from an existing PC.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-06-22 Pittsburgh Pattern Recognition

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

The Pittsburgh Pattern Recognition team has developed innovative technology in the area of pattern recognition and computer vision.

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