M&A Deal Summary

Yahoo! Acquires Wretch

On December 14, 2006, Yahoo! acquired internet software and services company Wretch for 22M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Yahoo!’s 28th transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is Yahoo!’s 31st largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Yahoo!’s 2nd transaction in Taiwan.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2006-12-14
Target Wretch
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) Yahoo!
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 22M USD

Target

Wretch

Taipei City, Taiwan
WRETCH, a Taiwanese social media content provider of web blogs and online photo album services.

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Buyer(S) 1

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. Yahoo! was formed in 1994 and is based in Sunnyvale, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 44 of 117
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 28 of 65
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 43 of 111
Country: Taiwan M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2006 M&A 9 of 9
Size (of disclosed) 31 of 34
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-11-17 Kenet Works AB

Bromma, Sweden

Kenet Works AB provides software communication platform for mobile phones to access internet services.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-02-09 MyBlogLog

Orlando, Florida, United States

MyBlogLog is a software code that works by having insert JavaScript tracking code on client pages. That allows MyBlogLog to identify MyBlogLog members that come to a client site. The members themselves are identified by cookies MyBlogLog leaves with them when they register with the service.

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