M&A Deal Summary

Lycos Acquires Gamesville.com

On December 3, 1999, Lycos acquired internet software and services company Gamesville.com

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Lycos’ 1st transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is Lycos’ 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Lycos’ 1st transaction in Massachusetts.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 1999-12-03
Target Gamesville.com
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) Lycos
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Gamesville.com

Waltham, Massachusetts, United States
Gamesville.com, Inc. is a provider of online games.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Lycos

Waltham, Massachusetts, United States

Category Company
Founded 1995
Sector Internet Software and Services
DESCRIPTION

Lycos, Inc. is a provider of an Internet portal and e-commerce destination in Korea. Lycos, Inc. creates and operates search, community and technology lifestyle sites including Lycos.com, Hotbot.com, Wired.com, Tripod.com, Angelfire.com and Quote.com. Other Lycos products and sites include Lycos Mail, Gamesville and GetRelevant.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 3
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 1 of 2
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 2 of 3
State: Massachusetts M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 2 of 3
Year: 1999 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1998-10-01 Wired Ventures

San Francisco, California, United States

Wired Ventures creates a range of dynamic online products that help people put emerging technologies to use in their personal and professional lives.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2002-10-01 GetRelevant

United States

GetRelevant is an internet co-registration and online lead generation, brings an extensive client base, affiliate network.

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