M&A Deal Summary

Yahoo! Acquires Meh Labs

On May 13, 2014, Yahoo! acquired software company Meh Labs

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Yahoo!’s 38th transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is Yahoo!’s 89th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Yahoo!’s 48th transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2014-05-13
Target Meh Labs
Sector Software
Buyer(s) Yahoo!
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Meh Labs

Palo Alto, California, United States
Blink is a product of Meh Labs, a company founded by ex-Googler Kevin Stephens and Michelle Norgan. Blink, a mobile messaging application that lets users share self-destructing messages.

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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 103 of 117
Sector: Software M&A 38 of 43
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 98 of 111
State: California M&A 48 of 56
Country: United States M&A 89 of 101
Year: 2014 M&A 10 of 18
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-03-05 SteamFunk Labs

Portland, Oregon, United States

Vizify, a company that turns social media data into interactive visual aids such as infographics and videos, adding to the Internet giant’s string of acquisitions designed both to get talent and access to new technologies and services.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-07-11 RayV

Los Angeles, United States

RayV is a Los Angeles-based company with research and development (R&D) operations in Tel Aviv, Israel. It offers cloud-based software to manage and deliver enhanced high-quality video streaming over the web to wireless gadgets and other mobile devices.

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