M&A Deal Summary

Yahoo! Acquires Associated Content

On May 18, 2010, Yahoo! acquired media company Associated Content

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Yahoo!’s 2nd transaction in the Media sector.
  • This is Yahoo!’s 50th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Yahoo!’s 1st transaction in Colorado.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2010-05-18
Target Associated Content
Sector Media
Buyer(s) Yahoo!
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Associated Content

Denver, Colorado, United States
Associated Content was founded by Luke Beatty in Denver, Colorado, in 2004. Associated Content receives more than 16 million unique users per month (comScore) and the editorial staff reviews more than 50,000 pieces of content per month, including articles, images, audio and video.

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Buyer

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. The Company was formed in 1994 and is based in Sunnyvale, California.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 58 of 116
Sector (Media) 2 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 55 of 111
State (Colorado) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 50 of 100
Year (2010) 3 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-03-17 Citizen Sports

San Francisco, California, United States

Citizen Sports, a company that brings the world of sports to fans' favorite social networking sites and mobile devices through innovative applications. This acquisition will strengthen Yahoo!'s social strategy of enriching, aggregating and distributing social content from across the entire Web, and offering a highly customizable social experience.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-05-25 Koprol

Jakarta, Indonesia

Koprol. Headquartered in Jakarta, Indonesia, Koprol extends Yahoo's social, mobile and local offerings and focuses on the intersection of location, community expertise and mobile experiences that have become important trends around the globe. Koprol enables users to interact and share knowledge about their community in a way that is uniquely tailored to mobile phones.

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