M&A Deal Summary

Ziff Davis Acquires Techbargains.com

On November 19, 2013, Ziff Davis acquired internet software and services company Techbargains.com from Exponential Interactive

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Ziff Davis’ 2nd transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is Ziff Davis’ 3rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Ziff Davis’ 3rd transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2013-11-19
Target Techbargains.com
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) Ziff Davis
Sellers(s) Exponential Interactive
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Techbargains.com

San Francisco, California, United States
Techbargains.com is a online provider of trustworthy product and buying information. Techbargains.com operates an online portal that helps consumers find bargains and low prices on consumer technology products. The site is well known for its comprehensive coverage of Dell Coupons, HP Coupons and Borders Coupons.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Ziff Davis

New York, New York, United States

Category Company
Founded 1999
Sector Media
DESCRIPTION

Ziff Davis is a digital media company specializing in the technology market, reaching over 7 million highly engaged in-market buyers and influencers every month. Ziff Davis sites, which feature trusted and comprehensive evaluations of the newest and hottest products, include PCMag.com, ExtremeTech, GearLog, GoodCleanTech, DL.tv, AppScout, CrankyGeeks, Smart Device Central and TechSaver.com. Ziff Davis was founded in 1999 and is based in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 11
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 2 of 5
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 2 of 3
State: California M&A 3 of 4
Country: United States M&A 3 of 9
Year: 2013 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-02-04 IGN Entertainment

San Francisco, California, United States

IGN Entertainment is an Internet media and services company focused on the video game and entertainment enthusiast markets, attracting more than 28 million unique monthly users. The company's network of videogame-related properties (IGN.com, GameSpy, FilePlanet, TeamXbox, Direct2Drive and others), is the web's number one video game information destination and attracts one of the largest concentrated audiences of young males on the Internet.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-06-04 emedia Communications

Oak Brook, Illinois, United States

emedia Communications LLC, a provider of research to IT buyers and leads to IT vendors.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Exponential Interactive

Emeryville, California, United States

Category Company
Founded 2001
Sector Media
DESCRIPTION

Exponential Interactive is a technology-enabled media services company that delivers innovative products and services to meet the demands of today’s digital advertisers. Exponential Interactive was founded in 2001 and is based in Emeryville, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: California M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2013 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-05-29 Techbargains.com

San Francisco, California, United States

Techbargains.com is a online provider of trustworthy product and buying information. Techbargains.com operates an online portal that helps consumers find bargains and low prices on consumer technology products. The site is well known for its comprehensive coverage of Dell Coupons, HP Coupons and Borders Coupons.

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