M&A Deal Summary

SmugMug Acquires flickr

On April 20, 2018, SmugMug acquired internet software and services company flickr from Yahoo!

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

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2018-04-20
Target flickr
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) SmugMug
Sellers(s) Yahoo!
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

flickr

Sunnyvale, California, United States
flickr is a provider of online software and tools for storing and sharing photos. flickr was formed in 2004.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

SmugMug

Mountain View, California, United States

Category Company
Founded 2002
Sector Internet Software and Services
DESCRIPTION

SmugMug, Inc. is a provider of storage systems and online software tools for photographers. SmugMug was established in 2002 and is headquartered in Mountain View, 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
State: California M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2018 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Yahoo!

Sunnyvale, California, United States

Category Company
Founded 1994
Sector Internet Software and Services
Employees9,400
Revenue 5.0B USD (2015)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Yahoo's corporate campus in Sunnyvale, California.
Entrance to Yahoo's corporate campus in Sunnyvale, California.

Yahoo! is a provider of internet search tools, content, and communication services. Yahoo! was formed in 1994 and is based in Sunnyvale, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 8
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 4 of 5
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 6 of 7
State: California M&A 2 of 2
Country: United States M&A 6 of 7
Year: 2018 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-09-02 Polyvore

Mountain View, California, United States

Polyvore, Inc. is a social-commerce website. Polyvore was founded in 2007 and is based in Mountain View, California.

Buy $230M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-05-03 AOL

New York, New York, United States

AOL is a media technology company that produces, distributes, and monetizes by connecting publishers with advertisers on its global, programmatic content and advertising platforms. AOL was formed in 1985 and is based in New York, New York.

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