M&A Deal Summary

Google Acquires Skybox Imaging

On June 10, 2014, Google acquired software company Skybox Imaging for 500M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Google’s 64th transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is Google’s 16th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Google’s 118th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Google’s 74th transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2014-06-10
Target Skybox Imaging
Sector Software
Buyer(s) Google
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 500M USD

Target

Skybox Imaging

Mountain View, California, United States
Skybox Imaging, Inc. empowers global businesses to make better decisions with timely, high fidelity imagery and infinite analytics.

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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 152 of 225
Sector: Software M&A 64 of 76
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 147 of 217
State: California M&A 74 of 115
Country: United States M&A 118 of 177
Year: 2014 M&A 16 of 29
Size (of disclosed) 16 of 57
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