M&A Deal Summary

HomeAway Acquires Bookabach

On November 6, 2013, HomeAway acquired internet software and services company Bookabach

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is HomeAway’s 12th transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is HomeAway’s 1st transaction in New Zealand.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2013-11-06
Target Bookabach
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) HomeAway
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Bookabach

Auckland, New Zealand
Bookabach Ltd. is an online marketplace for vacation rentals.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

HomeAway

Austin, Texas, United States

Category Company
Founded 2004
Sector Internet Software and Services
Employees1,780
Revenue 447M USD (2014)
DESCRIPTION
HomeAway's corporate headquarters in Austin, Texas.
HomeAway's corporate headquarters in Austin, Texas.

HomeAway, Inc. is an online marketplace for the vacation rental industry matching home owners with consumers. HomeAway was formed in 2004 and is based in Austin, Texas.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 13 of 16
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 12 of 14
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 12 of 14
Country: New Zealand M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2013 M&A 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-07-16 travelmob Pte.

Singapore, Singapore

travelmob Pte. Ltd. is an online start-up for vacation rental properties.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-12-04 Stayz Group

Pyrmont, Australia

Stayz Group is an online vacation rental marketplace. Stayz Group is the publisher of Stayz.com.au, an online vacation rental marketplace in Australia. The Stayz Group also includes Rentahome.com.au, TakeABreak.com.au, and YesBookIt,

Buy AU$220M