Add-on Acquisition • Business Services

MyHeritage Acquires Filae

On August 2, 2021, MyHeritage acquired business services company Filae

Acquisition Context
  • This is MyHeritage’s 1st transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is MyHeritage’s 1st transaction in France.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date August 2, 2021
Target Filae
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) MyHeritage
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target Company

Filae

Paris, France
Filae is dedicated to making genealogical research easier and more accessible through innovative technologies and exclusive collections of digitized and transcribed historical records from France. Filae was formed in 1994 and is based in Paris.
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

MyHeritage

Yehuda, Israel

Category Company
Founded 2003
Sector Internet Software and Services
DESCRIPTION

MyHeritage is a global discovery platform for exploring family history. With billions of historical records and family tree profiles, and with sophisticated matching technologies that work across all its assets, MyHeritage allows users to discover their past and empower their future. MyHeritage was founded in 2003 and is based in Yehuda, Israel.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 5 of 6
Sector: Business Services 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition 5 of 6
Country: France 1 of 1
Year: 2021 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-09-07 River Road Bio

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

River Road Bio (SNPedia & Promethease) comprises SNPedia and Prometheas. SNPedia.com was launched in 2006 and is a wiki that contains a broad, community-curated knowledge base linking between genetic variants and medical conditions, as well as traits, citing over 30,000 peer-reviewed scientific publications. Promethease.com is a literature retrieval service. It allows consumers to upload their raw DNA data (from services such as Ancestry.com, 23andMe, and others) and automatically compare it to SNPedia to see relevant scientific findings regarding their genome.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-09-09 Mes Aieux

Quebec, Quebec, Canada

Mes Aieux is a French-language genealogy website that focuses on helping users trace their family histories, especially those with French-Canadian ancestry. Mes Aieux offers tools for building family trees, searching historical records, and connecting with other genealogists to collaborate on family research. Mes Aieux is based in Quebec City.

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