M&A Deal Summary

Publishers Clearing House Acquires LiveToWin

On April 23, 2015, Publishers Clearing House acquired digital media company LiveToWin from Online Convergence

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Publishers Clearing House’s 2nd transaction in the Digital Media sector.
  • This is Publishers Clearing House’s 5th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Publishers Clearing House’s 1st transaction in Massachusetts.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2015-04-23
Target LiveToWin
Sector Digital Media
Buyer(s) Publishers Clearing House
Sellers(s) Online Convergence
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

LiveToWin

Waltham, Massachusetts, United States
LiveToWin is a mobile development studio created by mobile gaming company Online Convergence Corp. The LiveToWin app entertains and engages users through polls, videos and free entries to daily sweepstakes.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Publishers Clearing House

Port Washington, New York, United States
Category Company
Founded 1953
Sector Marketing
DESCRIPTION

Publishers Clearing House is a multi-channel direct marketer of value-based consumer products and magazines.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 6
Sector (Digital Media) 2 of 3
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (Massachusetts) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 5 of 6
Year (2015) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-12-10 Plethora Mobile

New York, New York, United States

Plethora Mobile LLC operates as a digital advertising company.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-09-23 Topix

Palo Alto, California, United States

Topix is an audience discovery engine connecting people to premium, high engagement content. Built for finding, optimizing and monetizing people's discretionary time with content that acts as cultural capital, Topix drives billions of page views each month. Topix's vertical storytelling and engagement channels include Stars, Offbeat, Sideline, Blackbeat, Parenthood, Pawsome, Estrellas and Local.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Online Convergence

Waltham, Massachusetts, United States
Category Company
Sector Internet Software and Services
DESCRIPTION

Online Convergence Corp. is an internet holding company that is focused on creating consumer-driven websites and applications designed to enrich the online experiences of our customers.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Digital Media) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (Massachusetts) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2015) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-01-01 LiveToWin

Waltham, Massachusetts, United States

LiveToWin is a mobile development studio created by mobile gaming company Online Convergence Corp. The LiveToWin app entertains and engages users through polls, videos and free entries to daily sweepstakes.

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