M&A Deal Summary

Spotify Acquires Soundwave Analytics

On January 20, 2016, Spotify acquired internet software and services company Soundwave Analytics

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Spotify’s 3rd transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is Spotify’s 1st transaction in Ireland.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2016-01-20
Target Soundwave Analytics
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) Spotify
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Soundwave Analytics

Dublin, Ireland
Soundwave Analytics Ltd. provides music analytics application.

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Buyer

Spotify

Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Category Company
Founded 2006
Sector Digital Media
Employees7,691
Revenue 15.7B EUR (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Spotify is an internet audio streaming subscription service provider. Spotify was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in Luxembourg.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 27
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 3 of 15
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 4 of 26
Country: Ireland M&A 1 of 2
Year: 2016 M&A 1 of 3
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-04-27 Crowd Album

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CrowdAlbum aggregates photos and videos from artists’ performances. The albums give artists a visual history of their tours and help them identify and connect with their most passionate fans.

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