M&A Deal Summary

ShareThis Acquires Socialize

On March 22, 2013, ShareThis acquired internet software and services company Socialize

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is ShareThis’ 1st transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is ShareThis’ 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is ShareThis’ 1st transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2013-03-22
Target Socialize
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) ShareThis
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Advisor(s) Ackrell Capital (Financial)

Target

Socialize

San Francisco, California, United States
Socialize, Inc. develops solutions to make mobile applications social.

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Buyer

ShareThis

Palo Alto, California, United States

Category Company
Founded 2007
Sector Internet Software and Services
DESCRIPTION

ShareThis has developed an advertising platform based on social data. The technology enables the tracking and profiling of the user’s social behavior (i.e. sharing content on social networks) and targeted advertising based on the collected data. ShareThis was founded in 2007 and is based in Palo Alto, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: California M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2013 M&A 1 of 1