M&A Deal Summary

Samsung Electronics Acquires Physical Graph

On July 16, 2014, Samsung Electronics acquired software company Physical Graph for 200M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Samsung Electronics’ 2nd transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is Samsung Electronics’ 3rd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Samsung Electronics’ 9th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Samsung Electronics’ 1st transaction in District of Columbia.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2014-07-16
Target Physical Graph
Sector Software
Buyer(s) Samsung Electronics
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 200M USD

Target

Physical Graph

Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Physical Graph Corp. (SmartThings) is a software application provider for mac iOS and android devices that allows its users to monitor and control their domestic affairs even when they are out of their home.

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Buyer

Samsung Electronics

Suwon, South Korea
Category Company
Founded 1969
Sector Electronics
Employees106,074
Revenue 258.94T KRW (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Office on Samsung's corporate campus in Mountain View, California.
Office on Samsung's corporate campus in Mountain View, California.

Samsung Electronics is a manufacturer and marketer of a wide range of consumer electronics. Samsung Electronics produces mobile phones, televisions, computers as well as electronic components including batteries, chips, memory and hard drives. Samsung Electronics was founded in 1938 and is based in Suwon, South Korea.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 12 of 28
Sector (Software) 2 of 5
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 11 of 26
State (District of Columbia) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 9 of 19
Year (2014) 2 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 3 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-06-05 Shelby TV

Brooklyn, New York, United States

Shelby.TV. is a startup built a video service that grabs content from YouTube, Vimeo, Hulu, Blip, and videos shared by your friends on social media and created a custom “channel” for users.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-08-19 Quietside

Santa Fe Spring, California, United States

Quietside LLC is a US distributor of air conditioners.

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