M&A Deal Summary

Purch Acquires BuyerZone.com

On January 22, 2014, Purch acquired internet software and services company BuyerZone.com from ICIS

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Purch’s 3rd transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is Purch’s 3rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Purch’s 1st transaction in Massachusetts.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2014-01-22
Target BuyerZone.com
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) Purch
Sellers(s) ICIS
Deal Type Divestiture
Advisor(s) Signal Hill Capital (Financial)

Target

BuyerZone.com

Waltham, Massachusetts, United States
BuyerZone is a online provider created to helped connect millions of businesses with thousands of quality sellers for hundreds of products and services. Buyers save time and money on important purchases by receiving free price quotes from sellers who best meet their needs. BuyerZone’s lead generation programs provide sellers with cost-effective, easy-to-implement and results-focused solutions that deliver leads from prospective buyers at every stage of the purchasing cycle.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Purch

Ogden, Utah, United States

Category Company
Founded 2003
Sector Internet Software and Services
DESCRIPTION

Purch is a provider of a Technology and science media companies in the world, with a global audience of more than 72 million engaged tech and science enthusiasts visiting our brands each month. Purch was founded in 2003 and is based in Ogden, Utah.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 8
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 3 of 6
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 2
State: Massachusetts M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 3 of 8
Year: 2014 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-07-01 Bestofmedia Group

Culver City, California, United States

Bestofmedia Group is an online technology media publishing company.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-12-17 AnandTech

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

AnandTech, Inc. is a provider of mobile, computing and IT analysis and reviews.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

ICIS

New York, New York, United States

Category Company
Founded 1960
Sector Information Services
DESCRIPTION

Reed Business Information, Inc. provides information and marketing solutions to decision makers and professionals in the United States, the United Kingdom, continental Europe, Australia, and Asia.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 8
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 6 of 8
State: Massachusetts M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 2 of 3
Year: 2014 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-07-01 Reed Business Information Italy

RBI Italy is a provider of publishing and business to business services companies, employing about 170 people in offices of Milan, Parma and Bassano del Grappa. It generates annual sales in excess of €18m in three business areas. These include: (a) publishing, with 13 market leading magazines and their respective websites; (b) Telemat, the division which monitors 70,000 Italian public tenders; and (c) Mimesi, which provides printed and digital press review services and advanced analysis of reputation on the internet.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-03-17 Innovata

Buford, Georgia, United States

Innovata is a source of airline schedules data covering more than 800 carriers worldwide and is a strategic partner of IATA, the trade association for the world’s airlines. Innovata licenses its schedules to clients across the air travel and transportation sectors; builds, hosts and maintains a wide range of electronic timetable and route network mapping solutions; feeds a range of third party aviation schedules analysis tools; and offers an affiliate partnership program through www.quicktrip.com to airports and other travel players.

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