M&A Deal Summary

TechTarget Acquires ComputerWeekly.com

On April 26, 2011, TechTarget acquired internet software and services company ComputerWeekly.com from RELX Group for 2M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is TechTarget’s 10th transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is TechTarget’s 7th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is TechTarget’s 2nd transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2011-04-26
Target ComputerWeekly.com
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) TechTarget
Sellers(s) RELX Group
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 2M USD

Target

ComputerWeekly.com

Sutton, United Kingdom
ComputerWeekly.com Ltd. is an independent provider of information services for senior IT decision-making professionals online.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

TechTarget

Newton, Massachusetts, United States

Category Company
Founded 1999
Sector Information Technology
Employees1,191
Revenue 252M USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

TechTarget is a provider of purchase intent-driven marketing and sales services that deliver business impact for enterprise technology companies. TechTarget offers the targeted media for enterprise IT professionals, including invitation-only conferences, e-mail newsletters, Webcasts, Storage magazines, and the only network IT Web sites targeted to specific segments of the IT market. TechTarget attracts and nurtures communities of technology buyers researching their companies’ information technology needs. TechTarget creates the purchase intent insights that fuel-efficient and effective marketing and sales activities for clients around the world. TechTarget has offices in Boston, London, Munich, New York, Paris, San Francisco, Singapore, and Sydney. TechTarget was founded in 1999 and is based in Newton, Massachusetts.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 11 of 17
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 10 of 12
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 2
Country: United Kingdom M&A 2 of 3
Year: 2011 M&A 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 7 of 11
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-10-01 Keji Wangtuo Information Technology Co.

Beijing, China

Keji Wangtuo Information Technology Co., Ltd. is a website that provide online content of corporate information technology products.

Buy $3M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-12-17 LeMagIT

Paris, France

LeMagIT is a website dedicated to the IT information that meets the specific needs of the IOC and Directors of Information Systems (DSI) and the technical needs of IT teams.

Buy $2M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

RELX Group

London, United Kingdom

Category Company
Founded 1903
Sector Information Technology
Employees34,580
Revenue 9.4B GBP (2024)
DESCRIPTION

RELX Group is a global provider of information and analytics for professional and business customers across industries. The group serves customers in more than 180 countries and has offices in about 40 countries. Company leverage a deep understanding of our customers to create innovative solutions which combine content and data with analytics and technology in global platforms. It employs approximately 30,000 people of whom almost half are in North America. RELX was founded in 1903 and is based in London, United Kingdom.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 9
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 1 of 2
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 6 of 9
Country: United Kingdom M&A 2 of 3
Year: 2011 M&A 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 4 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-01-01 EzGov

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

EzGov, Inc. is a software company that enhances production and service through the delivery of e-government solutions.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-09-26 Accuity

Skokie, Illinois, United States

Accuity, Inc. is a provider of global payment routing data, AML screening data and software and professional services that allow organizations, across multiple industries, to maximize efficiency and facilitate compliance of their transactions. Accuity maintains authoritative and comprehensive databases globally with a reputation built on the accuracy and quality of our data, products and services. For more than 150 years, Accuity’s worldwide clients, located in over 150 countries, have included C-level executives, managers and technology professionals. The solutions and services Accuity provides are packaged in multiple formats to serve their diverse needs.

Buy £343M