M&A Deal Summary

Ziff Davis Acquires Data Lock

On March 21, 2013, Ziff Davis acquired internet software and services company Data Lock from Vocus for 600M NZD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Ziff Davis’ 10th transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is Ziff Davis’ 2nd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Ziff Davis’ 1st transaction in New Zealand.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2013-03-21
Target Data Lock
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) Ziff Davis
Sellers(s) Vocus
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 600M NZD

Target

Data Lock

Auckland, New Zealand
Data Lock Ltd. is a provider of online data backup and protection services.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Ziff Davis

New York, New York, United States
Category Company
Founded 2014
Sector Internet Software and Services
Employees4,200
Revenue 1.4B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Ziff Davis is a provider of Internet fax, virtual phone, hosted email, email marketing, online backup, unified communications, and CRM solutions. Ziff Davis was founded in 1995 and is based in New York City.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 19 of 84
Sector (Internet Software and Services) 10 of 52
Type (Divestiture) 2 of 9
Country (New Zealand) 1 of 1
Year (2013) 2 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-03-18 Metrofax

Bellevue, Washington, United States

MetroFax, Inc. is a provider of Internet faxing services and advanced features.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-10-31 EPA Cloud

Plymouth, United Kingdom

EPA Cloud is an email services provider of email security, email management and network security services to over 1,500 businesses. Services are provided via resellers and directly to small and medium sized businesses.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Vocus

Melbourne, Australia
Category Company
Founded 2007
Sector Technology Hardware
Employees1,933
Revenue 1.8B AUD (2020)
DESCRIPTION

Vocus is a telecommunications equipment provider of Data Centre, Dark Fibre and International Internet connectivity across Australia, NZ, Singapore and the US. Vocus was founded in 2007 and is based in Melbourne, Australia.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 2
Sector (Internet Software and Services) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 2
Country (New Zealand) 1 of 1
Year (2013) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-01-18 Ipera Communications Pty

Newcastle West, Australia

Ipera Communications Pty Ltd. is a provider of cloud based technology services.

Buy AU$10M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-08-13 Bentley Data Centre/ ASG Group

Perth, Australia

Bentley Data Centre had many long-term, blue-chip customers and would provide the company with extra cross-selling opportunities.

Buy AU$12M
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