Google, Inc. Mergers and Acquisitions


Google, Inc.

1600 Amphitheatre Parkway
Mountain View, CA 94043
United States
Tel:1/650 623-4000
URL: http://www.google.com/
Primary Symbol & Exchange:
GOOG - Common Stock (Class A) - NASDAQ
Industry:
Information Industry
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Google, Inc. Deal Timeline


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Acquisitions > 100 M$ 10 to 100 M$ < 10M$ Stakes Divestitures

Google, Inc. M&A History


Google Inc acquires Gizmo5 Google Inc acquires  Gizmo5Nov 13, 2009

US - Google Inc acquired Gizmo# a San Diego-based provider of Voice over Internet Protocol communications network services. Terms were not disclosed but, according to sources close to the situation, the deal was valued at an estimated USD ## mil

Google Inc acquires AdMob Inc (pending) Google Inc acquires  AdMob Inc (pending)Nov 09, 2009

US - Google Inc definitively agreed to acquire AdMob Inc, a San Mateo-based provider of marketing solution services, for USD ### mil in common stock.

Google Inc is rumored to be planning to acquire Akamai Technologies Inc Google Inc is rumored to be planning to acquire  Akamai Technologies IncOct 15, 2009

US - Google Inc was rumored to be planning to acquire the entire share capital of Akamai Technologies Inc, a Cambridge-based developer of Internet software.

Google Inc acquires reCAPTCHA Google Inc acquires  reCAPTCHASep 16, 2009

US - Google Inc acquired reCAPTCHA, a provider of spam and fraud prevention services. Terms were not disclosed.

Google Inc acquires On2 Technologies Inc (pending) Google Inc acquires  On2 Technologies Inc (pending)Aug 05, 2009

US - Google Inc (Google) definitively agreed to acquire the entire share capital of On# Technologies Inc (On#), a Clifton Park- based developer of video compression and streaming software, in a stock swap transaction valued at USD ###. ### mil. Google

WideOrbit Inc acquires Google Inc-Radio Automation Bu from Google Inc WideOrbit Inc acquires  Google Inc-Radio Automation Bu from Google IncAug 05, 2009

US - WideOrbit Inc acquired the radio automation business of Google Inc, a Mountain View-based provider of internet search engine services. Originally, in February ####, Google announced that it was seeking a buyer for its radio automation business.

Google Inc is rumored to be planning to acquire The New York Times Co Google Inc is rumored to be planning to acquire  The New York Times CoMay 11, 2009

US - Google Inc was rumored to be planning to acquire the entire share capital of The New York Times Co, a New York- based publishing company.

Google Inc is rumored to be planning to acquire Twitter Inc Google Inc is rumored to be planning to acquire  Twitter IncApr 03, 2009

US - Google Inc was rumored to be in negotiations to acquire Twitter Inc, a San Francisco-based provider of Internet search engine services.

Google Inc acquires Tatter & Co Google Inc acquires Tatter & CoFeb 23, 2009

SOUTH KOREA - Google Inc acquired Tatter & Co, a blogging platform services provider. Terms were not disclosed.

Google Inc acquires Omnisio Inc Google Inc acquires Omnisio IncJul 30, 2008

US - Google Inc acquired Omnisio Inc, a provider of online video hosting services. Terms were not disclosed, but according to sources close to the situation, the deal was valued at an estimated $## mil in cash.

Google Inc is rumored to be planning to acquire Seznam.cz AS from Spray Ventures AB Google Inc is rumored to be planning to acquire  Seznam.cz AS from Spray Ventures ABJul 28, 2008

CZECH REPUBLIC - Google Inc of the US was rumored to be planning to acquire Seznam.cz as, a Prague-based provider of Internet search engine services, from Spray Network AB, a unit of Lycos Europe NV.

Google Inc is rumored to be planning to acquire Digg Google Inc is rumored to be planning to acquire  DiggJul 22, 2008

US - Google Inc was rumored to be in negotiations to acquire Digg, an owner and operator of websites.

Google Inc acquires Zao Begun from Rambler Media Ltd (pending) Google Inc acquires Zao Begun from Rambler Media Ltd (pending)Jul 18, 2008

RUSSIA - Google Inc of the US agreed to acquire the entire share capital of Zao Begun, a provider of Internet advertising services, from Rambler Media Ltd's Vieli Enterprises Ltd (##.#%) subsidiary, for #.### bil Russian rubles ($###

Google Inc is rumored to be planning to acquire SalesForce.com Inc Google Inc is rumored to be planning to acquire  SalesForce.com IncJun 04, 2008

US - Google Inc was rumored to be planning to acquire SalesForce.com Inc, a developer of CRM software.

Google Inc is rumored to be planning to acquire Expedia Inc Google Inc is rumored to be planning to acquire  Expedia IncApr 01, 2008

US - Google Inc was rumored to be planning to acquire Expedia Inc, a provider of online travel booking services.

Google Inc acquires DoubleClick Inc Google Inc acquires DoubleClick IncMar 11, 2008

US - Google Inc acquired DoubleClick Inc (DC), a provider of Internet advertising consulting services, for $#.# bil in cash. The transaction was subjected to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals. Originally, in March ####, DC announced that it was

Google Inc acquires Jaiku Ltd Google Inc acquires Jaiku LtdOct 10, 2007

FINLAND - Google Inc of the US acquired Jaiku Ltd, a Helsinki-based provider of online services. Terms were not disclosed.

Google Inc acquires Zingku-Cert Asts from Zingku (pending) Google Inc acquires Zingku-Cert Asts from Zingku (pending)Sep 27, 2007

US - Google Inc agreed to acquire certain assets form Zingku, a provider of information retrieval services.

Google Inc acquires Postini Inc Google Inc acquires Postini IncSep 13, 2007

US - Google Inc acquired Postini Inc, a developer of on-demand security software, for $### mil in cash. The transaction had been subject to customary closing conditions.

Google Inc is rumored to be planning to acquire Baidu.com Inc Google Inc is rumored to be planning to acquire  Baidu.com IncAug 21, 2007

CHINA - Google Inc was rumored to be planning to acquire the entire share capital of Baidu.com, an Internet search engine services provider.

Google, Inc. M&A Summary


Google, Inc. has made 46 acquisitions while taking stakes in 3 companies. Google, Inc. has 5 divestitures during this period.
YearAcquisitionsStakesDivestitures
2009301
2008200
20071111
2006911
2005901
2004410
2003500
2002000
2001200
2000101
Total4635

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