M&A Deal Summary

Kaspien Acquires etailz

On October 17, 2016, Kaspien acquired information technology company etailz for 75M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Kaspien’s 1st transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is Kaspien’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Kaspien’s 4th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Kaspien’s 1st transaction in Washington.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2016-10-17
Target etailz
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) Kaspien
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 75M USD
Advisor(s) Paine Hamblen (Legal)

Target

etailz

Spokane, Washington, United States
etailz, Inc. is a digital marketplace expert retailer, operating both domestically and internationally. etailz use a data driven approach to digital marketplace retailing utilizing proprietary software and ecommerce insight coupled with a direct customer relationship engagement to identify new distributors and wholesalers, isolate emerging product trends, and optimize price positioning and inventory purchase decisions.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Kaspien

Spokane, Washington, United States

Category Company
Founded 1972
Sector Retail
Employees141
Revenue 128M USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Kaspien was a major specialty retailer of entertainment products, including video, music, trend, electronics, video games, and related products. Kaspien was founded in 1972 and is based in Spokane, Washington.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 4
Sector: Information Technology M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 3 of 3
State: Washington M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 4 of 4
Year: 2016 M&A 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-03-29 Musicland Holding

Minnetonka, Minnesota, United States

Musicland Holding Corp. is an entertainment specialty retailer which operates retail stores and websites.

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