20 Acquisitions in the Content industry - Flippa
Company acquisitions in the Content industry always make headlines! Especially since related startups and technology companies have become very popular with private equity firms, strategic buyers and even family offices.
In this blog post, we are taking a closer look at 20 acquisitions that took place in the Content industry.
Actona Technologies acquired by Cisco
Details about the transaction:
Acquisition amount: $82,000,000
Announcement: 29 June 2004
Details about the company:
Actona Technologies creates complete solutions for effective content sharing between businesses and their trading partners.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
Industry: Business Development, Content, E-Commerce, Internet, Software, Web Hosting
Details about the buyer:
Visma offers services and company software for administration and accountancy.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
500px acquired by Visual China Group
Details about the transaction:
Acquisition amount: $17,000,000
Announcement: 26 February 2018
Details about the company:
A worldwide photographic network and software, 500px enables aspiring and seasoned photographers to spread their work, receive criticism, and make money from it.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
Industry: Apps, Communities, Content, Internet, Photography
Details about the buyer:
Visma offers services and company software for administration and accountancy.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
Aviwest acquired by Haivision
Details about the transaction:
Acquisition amount: $22,940,631
Announcement: 24 February 2022
Details about the company:
Over bonded unmanaged IP networks, Aviwest offers solutions for live and recorded video contributions.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
Industry: Content Delivery Network, Internet, Telecommunications, Video
Details about the buyer:
Visma offers services and company software for administration and accountancy.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
blinkbox acquired by TalkTalk
Details about the transaction:
Acquisition amount: $7,541,717
Announcement: 8 January 2015
Details about the company:
Users of the online video service blinkbox may view and download both movies and TV shows.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
Industry: Advertising, Content, Publishing, Video
Details about the buyer:
Visma offers services and company software for administration and accountancy.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
Cintel Systems acquired by 8KMiles Software Services
Details about the transaction:
Acquisition amount: $3,750,000
Announcement: 22 April 2015
Details about the company:
Leading IT development and services provider Cintel Systems, Inc.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
Industry: Content, Information Technology, Software
Details about the buyer:
Visma offers services and company software for administration and accountancy.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
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CONVERGENT acquired by Sagenet
Details about the transaction:
Acquisition amount: $23,200,000
Announcement: 2 February 2021
Details about the company:
Business television media distribution networks are designed, installed, run, and maintained by Convergent Media Systems Corporation.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
Industry: Advertising, Content, Digital Signage, Marketing
Details about the buyer:
Visma offers services and company software for administration and accountancy.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
Curricula acquired by Huntress
Details about the transaction:
Acquisition amount: $22,000,000
Announcement: 19 July 2022
Details about the company:
Curriculum is an entertaining online learning environment with phishing simulation and security awareness training.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
Industry: Content, Content Creators, Corporate Training, E-Learning, Information Technology, Media and Entertainment, Network Security, Privacy, SaaS, Security
Details about the buyer:
Visma offers services and company software for administration and accountancy.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
Fonto acquired by RWS Group
Details about the transaction:
Acquisition amount: $22,012,710
Announcement: 23 March 2022
Details about the company:
In order to improve the quality of the material, Fonto offers writing support that facilitates the creation, evaluation, and editing of structured content.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
Industry: Content, Content Creators, Internet
Details about the buyer:
Visma offers services and company software for administration and accountancy.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
Futbol Sites acquired by Playmaker Capital
Details about the transaction:
Acquisition amount: $35,000,000
Announcement: 5 April 2021
Details about the company:
leading digital sports media company in the US and Latin America. owns and runs more than 20 brands and digital businesses.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
Industry: Advertising, Content Marketing, Digital Media, Internet, Media and Entertainment, Soccer, Sports
Details about the buyer:
Visma offers services and company software for administration and accountancy.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
Helix House acquired by Business Warrior
Details about the transaction:
Acquisition amount: $2,250,000
Announcement: 23 March 2022
Details about the company:
A digital advertising firm called Helix House focuses on providing businesses with specialized, growth-oriented, ROI-driven advertising solutions.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
Industry: Advertising, Content Marketing, Digital Marketing, Marketing, Mobile Advertising
Details about the buyer:
Visma offers services and company software for administration and accountancy.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
Making It Easy to Sell Online Businesses
Flippa provides owners and investors with the tools and expertise to sell.
400,000+ Weekly Active Buyers
15 In-house Brokers and 120 Broker Partners
Negotiate and Receive Offers Fast
Integrated Legal, Insurance and Payments
In-Sane acquired by IDNTT
Details about the transaction:
Acquisition amount: $2,182,621
Announcement: 16 November 2022
Details about the company:
Events of all sizes and varieties are organized by In-sane, which also works with an e-sports arena.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
Industry: Content, Media and Entertainment
Details about the buyer:
Visma offers services and company software for administration and accountancy.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
Locu acquired by GoDaddy
Details about the transaction:
Acquisition amount: $70,000,000
Announcement: 19 August 2013
Details about the company:
Local company growth is key to Locus' goal.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
Industry: Advertising, Content, Developer APIs, Local, Personalization, Restaurants, Search Engine, Social Media
Details about the buyer:
Visma offers services and company software for administration and accountancy.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
Livescribe acquired by Anoto Group
Details about the transaction:
Acquisition amount: $15,000,000
Announcement: 6 November 2015
Details about the company:
Our goal is to improve our clients' businesses by offering the best training, knowledge, and support services imaginable.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
Industry: Content Syndication, Enterprise Software, Hardware
Details about the buyer:
Visma offers services and company software for administration and accountancy.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
Modevity - ARALOC acquired by Data443
Details about the transaction:
Acquisition amount: $1,200,000
Announcement: 1 August 2018
Details about the company:
ARALOC is a safe platform for communicating and distributing digital material.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
Industry: Content
Details about the buyer:
Visma offers services and company software for administration and accountancy.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
oddity acquired by WONGDOODY
Details about the transaction:
Acquisition amount: $55,146,856
Announcement: 22 March 2022
Details about the company:
Oddity is a digital communication and commerce firm with a focus on offering solutions for the digital ecosystem.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
Industry: Content Marketing, CRM, E-Commerce, Internet, Social Media
Details about the buyer:
Visma offers services and company software for administration and accountancy.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
Making It Easy to Sell Online Businesses
Flippa provides owners and investors with the tools and expertise to sell.
400,000+ Weekly Active Buyers
15 In-house Brokers and 120 Broker Partners
Negotiate and Receive Offers Fast
Integrated Legal, Insurance and Payments
plista acquired by GroupM
Details about the transaction:
Acquisition amount: $40,844,946
Announcement: 7 January 2014
Details about the company:
Plista is a data-driven platform that offers options for distributing tailored digital content and advertising.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
Industry: Ad Targeting, Advertising, Content, Mobile, Personalization
Details about the buyer:
Visma offers services and company software for administration and accountancy.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
PubPlus acquired by Clearpier
Details about the transaction:
Acquisition amount: $60,000,000
Announcement: 25 May 2022
Details about the company:
For content producers, PubPlus is a revenue attribution platform that monetizes and oversees audience and distribution initiatives.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
Industry: Analytics, Content, Digital Media, Publishing, SaaS
Details about the buyer:
Visma offers services and company software for administration and accountancy.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
Simflofy acquired by Objective Corporation
Details about the transaction:
Acquisition amount: $5,000,000
Announcement: 15 March 2022
Details about the company:
Simflofy is a platform for content integration that may be used to migrate content and build federated content networks.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
Industry: Content, Internet, Software
Details about the buyer:
Visma offers services and company software for administration and accountancy.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
The Filter acquired by 24i
Details about the transaction:
Acquisition amount: $5,200,000
Announcement: 4 April 2022
Details about the company:
For some of the biggest broadcasters and TV firms in the world, The Filter leverages data to personalize TV content discovery.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
Industry: Content, Content Discovery, Digital Media, Information Technology, Music, Product Search, Social Media, TV, Video
Details about the buyer:
Visma offers services and company software for administration and accountancy.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
Zephr acquired by Zuora
Details about the transaction:
Acquisition amount: $44,000,000
Announcement: 24 August 2022
Details about the company:
A technological platform called Zephr helps media firms increase their subscription income.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
Industry: Advertising, Content Delivery Network, Digital Media, Publishing, SaaS
Details about the buyer:
Visma offers services and company software for administration and accountancy.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
Making It Easy to Sell Online Businesses
Flippa provides owners and investors with the tools and expertise to sell.
400,000+ Weekly Active Buyers
15 In-house Brokers and 120 Broker Partners
Negotiate and Receive Offers Fast
Integrated Legal, Insurance and Payments
Ray is the VP of Sales at Flippa and has a passion for helping buyers find their dream digital asset, and helping sellers find a successful pathway to exit. Ray is motivated to create a more intuitive way to buy and sell online businesses, with success in managing multi-million dollar deals.
