M&A Deal Summary

Yahoo! Acquires Broadcast.com

On April 1, 1999, Yahoo! acquired media company Broadcast.com for 5.7B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Yahoo!’s 1st transaction in the Media sector.
  • This is Yahoo!’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Yahoo!’s 9th transaction in the United States.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 1999-04-01
Target Broadcast.com
Sector Media
Buyer(s) Yahoo!
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 5.7B USD

Target

Broadcast.com

United States
Broadcast.com, is a provider of Internet audio and video broadcasting.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Yahoo!

Sunnyvale, California, United States

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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 9 of 116
Sector (Media) 1 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 9 of 111
Country (United States) 9 of 100
Year (1999) 2 of 5
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 34
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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United States

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1999-05-27 Encompass

San Francisco, California, United States

Encompass is a Software that designed to give consumers easy and compelling access to the Web.

Buy $130M
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