M&A Deal Summary

Yahoo! Acquires JBS Sports

On June 20, 2007, Yahoo! acquired internet software and services company JBS Sports for 100M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Yahoo!’s 31st transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is Yahoo!’s 22nd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Yahoo!’s 41st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Yahoo!’s 1st transaction in Tennessee.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2007-06-20
Target JBS Sports
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) Yahoo!
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 100M USD

Target

JBS Sports

Brentwood, Tennessee, United States
Rivals.com is an online news network focused on collegiate sports. Rivals was formed in 2001 in Brentwood, Tennessee.

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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 47 of 116
Sector (Internet Software and Services) 31 of 64
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 45 of 111
State (Tennessee) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 41 of 100
Year (2007) 3 of 6
Size (of disclosed) 22 of 34
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-04-30 Right Media

New York, New York, United States

Right Media, Inc. is an online advertising company that provides a marketplace for advertisers, publishers, and ad networks to trade digital media.

Buy $680M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-09-14 BuzzTracker

United States

BuzzTracker is a news aggregator that uses algorithms and editorial selection to bring deep, and hopefully meaningful, stories related to a topic together so that readers can delve further into the news item.

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