M&A Deal Summary

Science Acquires Delicious Media

On May 8, 2014, Science acquired internet software and services company Delicious Media from AVOS Systems

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Science’s 1st transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is Science’s 1st transaction in the United States.
Investment Fate
  • Delicious Media was divested to a consortium of strategic buyers in 2017.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2014-05-08
Target Delicious Media
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) Science
Sellers(s) AVOS Systems
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Delicious Media

United States
Delicious Media, Inc. is a developer and producer of social bookmarking solutions for individuals. Delicious Media, Inc. was founded in 2003.

Search 214,503 Deals Now

SEARCH BY

  • Buyer Type (PE or Strategic)
  • Deal Size ($10M to $10B+)
  • Sector (60 Sectors)
  • Deal Type
  • Geography
  • & More

Try Free

Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Science

Santa Monica, California, United States

Category Company
Founded 2012
Sector Marketing
DESCRIPTION

Science, Inc. is a disruptive media and e-commerce company. Science uses its centralized technology and marketing platform, along with its operational leadership to create category-leading digital companies. Science, Inc. was founded in 2012 and is based in Santa Monica, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2014 M&A 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-03-11 HelloSociety

Santa Monica, California, United States

HelloSociety LLC is a full-service Influencer marketing and technology firm that helps brands optimize their efforts through strategic partnerships with influential users across multiple social platforms like Pinterest, Instagram, Vine and YouTube. Services include robust analytics, content creation, creative consulting, and more.

Sell -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

AVOS Systems

San Mateo, California, United States

Category Company
Founded 2010
Sector Internet Software and Services
DESCRIPTION

AVOS Systems, Inc. is a technology and insights company will accelerate link-saving and searching capabilities in Delicious.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2014 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-11-09 Trunk.ly

Melbourne, Australia

Trunk.ly collects every link that users share or “like” on websites such as Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn, and stores them in one place to make them easy to find.

Buy -