M&A Deal Summary

Ziff Davis Acquires The Electric Mail Co.

On January 22, 2004, Ziff Davis acquired internet software and services company The Electric Mail Co. for 7M CAD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Ziff Davis’ 1st transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is Ziff Davis’ 7th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Ziff Davis’ 1st transaction in Canada.
  • This is Ziff Davis’ 1st transaction in British Columbia.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2004-01-22
Target The Electric Mail Co.
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) Ziff Davis
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 7M CAD

Target

The Electric Mail Co.

Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
The Electric Mail Co., Inc. is an email service provider. It develops Electric WebMail, E-mmunity™ virus scanning and SpamSMART SPAM filtering to professional consulting and needs analysis, Electric Mail develops and delivers customized email solutions that can be hosted offsite or installed at a customer site, with seamless integration into a customer's existing systems.

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Buyer

Ziff Davis

New York, New York, United States

Category Company
Founded 2014
Sector Internet Software and Services
Employees3,800
Revenue 1.4B USD (2024)
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, New York.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 88
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 1 of 52
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 78
State: British Columbia M&A 1 of 1
Country: Canada M&A 1 of 7
Year: 2004 M&A 1 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 7 of 7
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2004-07-31 Call Sciences

Edison, New Jersey, United States

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