Add-on Acquisition • Internet Software and Services

LivePerson Acquires Kasamba

On June 25, 2007, LivePerson acquired internet software and services company Kasamba for 40M USD

Acquisition Context
  • This is LivePerson’s 1st transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is LivePerson’s 2nd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is LivePerson’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is LivePerson’s 1st transaction in New York.
Investment Fate
  • Kasamba was divested to a consortium of strategic buyers in 2023.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date June 25, 2007
Target Kasamba
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) LivePerson
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 40M USD

Target Company

Kasamba

New York, New York, United States
Kasamba is a provider of online expert advice, with thousands of registered experts and hundreds of thousands of monthly site visitors. Kasamba was founded in 1999 and is based in New York City.
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

LivePerson

New York, New York, United States

Category Company
Founded 1995
Sector Internet Software and Services
Employees928
Revenue 312M USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

LivePerson is a cloud-based platform that enables businesses to proactively connect in real-time with their customers via chat, voice, and content delivery at the right time, through the right channel, including websites, social media, and mobile devices. LivePerson was founded in 1995 and is based in New York, New York.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 2 of 14
Sector: Internet Software and Services 1 of 5
Type: Add-on Acquisition 2 of 13
State: New York 1 of 2
Country: United States 2 of 11
Year: 2007 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 3
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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San Francisco, California, United States

NuConomy offers a web analytics and optimization platform that enables companies to assess website and social marketing performance.

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