M&A Deal Summary

Google Acquires YouTube

On October 9, 2006, Google acquired internet software and services company YouTube for 1.7B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Google’s 13th transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is Google’s 8th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Google’s 24th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Google’s 16th transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2006-10-09
Target YouTube
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) Google
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 1.7B USD

Target

YouTube

San Bruno, California, United States
YouTube is a global web-based video network and social network. YouTube enables users to upload, view and share videos as well as provides access to music, paid movies and shows, and cable television in select markets. YouTube was established in 2005 and is headquartered in San Bruno, California.

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Google

Mountain View, California, United States
Category Company
Founded 1998
Sector Internet Software and Services
Employees190,234
Revenue 307.4B USD (2023)
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 29 of 224
Sector (Internet Software and Services) 13 of 103
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 27 of 216
State (California) 16 of 115
Country (United States) 24 of 176
Year (2006) 7 of 9
Size (of disclosed) 8 of 56
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Santa Monica, California, United States

Neven Vision provides a technology and expertise around automatically extracting information from a photo. It could be as simple as detecting whether or not a photo contains a person, or, one day, as complex as recognizing people, places, and objects.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-10-31 JotSpot

Palo Alto, California, United States

JotSpot is an wiki-based online application startup,engages in do-it-yourself application publishing to enable clients to create, publish, and share collaborative and personalized wiki applications.

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