M&A Deal Summary

Labtiva Acquires Mekentosj B.V.

On March 16, 2016, Labtiva acquired internet software and services company Mekentosj B.V. from Springer Nature

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Labtiva’s 1st transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is Labtiva’s 1st transaction in the Netherlands.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2016-03-16
Target Mekentosj B.V.
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) Labtiva
Sellers(s) Springer Nature
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Mekentosj B.V.

Dordrecht, Netherlands
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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Labtiva

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Category Company
Founded 2007
Sector Software
DESCRIPTION

Labtiva, Inc. (dba ReadCube) is a software developer serving researchers, publishers, academic and commercial organizations.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Netherlands M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2016 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Springer Nature

Berlin, Germany

Category Company
Founded 2015
Sector Publishing
Revenue 1.8B EUR (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Springer Nature is a global publisher of research, educational, and professional content. They publish books, journals, databases, and other materials. Springer Nature was founded in 2015 Springer Nature and is based in Berlin, Germany.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Netherlands M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2016 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-01-15 Nature

London, United Kingdom

Nature provides news content through nature news and scientific career information, free job postings are offered on Naturejobs. Nature was founded in 1869 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-11-14 iversity Learning Solutions

Heidelberg, Germany

iversity Learning Solutions GmbH is a platform for e-learning and MOOCs, and collaborates with over one hundred universities, educational institutes and companies worldwide.

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