eBay Inc. Mergers and Acquisitions


eBay Inc.

2145 Hamilton Avenue
San Jose, CA 95125-6120
United States
Tel:1/408/558-7400
URL: http://www.ebay.com
Primary Symbol & Exchange:
EBAY - Common Stock - NASDAQ
Industry:
Business Services
eBay Inc. Company Snapshot

eBay Inc. Deal Timeline


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

eBay Inc. M&A History


Investor Group acquires Skype Technologies SA from eBay Inc through a leveraged buyout Investor Group acquires  Skype Technologies SA from eBay Inc through a leveraged buyoutNov 19, 2009

LUXEMBOURG - An investor group comprised of Silver Lake, Index Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board definitively acquired a ##% interest, in Skype Technologies SA (Skype), a Luxembourg-based provider of Internet communications services, from eBay Inc (eBay

Springboard Group Sarl acquires Skype Luxembourg Holdings SARL from eBay Inc (pending) Springboard Group Sarl acquires  Skype Luxembourg Holdings SARL from eBay Inc (pending)Nov 06, 2009

LUXEMBOURG - Springboard Group Sarl (Springboard) agreed to acquire the entire share capital of Skype Luxembourg Holdings SARL, investment company, form EBay Inc. Concurrently, Springboard agreed to acquire Skype Inc and Sonorit Holding AS.

Springboard Group Sarl acquires Sonorit Holding AS from eBay Inc (pending) Springboard Group Sarl acquires  Sonorit Holding AS from eBay Inc (pending)Nov 06, 2009

NORWAY - Springboard Group Sarl of Luxembourg agreed to acquire the entire share capital of Sonorit Holding AS, an Oslo-based provider of telecommunication services and a unit of EBay Inc's Skype Technologies SA subsidiary. Concurrently, Springboard agreed to acquire

eBay Inc launches a tender offer for GMarket Inc eBay Inc launches a tender offer for  GMarket IncJun 15, 2009

SOUTH KOREA - eBay Inc (eBay) of the US through its indirect wholly-owned unit of eBay KTA (UK) Ltd, completed its tender offer to acquire the entire share capital and American Depositary shares of GMarket Inc (GMarket), a Seoul-based

StubHub Inc acquires Ticket Technology Inc StubHub Inc acquires Ticket Technology IncNov 21, 2008

US - StubHub Inc, a unit of eBay Inc, acquired Ticket Technology Inc, a developer of point-of-sale software. Terms were not disclosed.

eBay Inc acquires Bill Me Later Inc eBay Inc acquires Bill Me Later IncNov 07, 2008

US - eBay Inc (EI) acquired all the outstanding stock of Bill Me Later Inc, a provider of payments processing services, for $### mil. The transaction had been subject to customary closing conditions. Concurrently, EI acquired Bilbasen ApS and Bilinfo A/S.

eBay Inc acquires BilBasen ApS from Bil Markedet ApS eBay Inc acquires BilBasen ApS from Bil Markedet ApSOct 06, 2008

DENMARK - eBay Inc (EI) of the US acquired Bilbasen ApS, an Aarhus-based provider of ecommerce information services, a ##:## joint venture between Bil Markedet ApS and Bilinfo A/S. Concurrently, EI acquired Den Bla Avis A/S. The

eBay Inc acquires Den Bla Avis A/S eBay Inc acquires Den Bla Avis A/SOct 06, 2008

DENMARK - eBay Inc (EI) of the US acquired Den Bla Avis A/S, a Herlev-based provider of ecommerce information services. Concurrently, EI acquired Bilbasen ApS. The two transactions had a combined value of an estimated #.### bil Danish

eBay Inc acquires VUVOX Network Inc eBay Inc acquires VUVOX Network IncJun 23, 2008

US - eBay Inc acquired VUVOX Network Inc, a provider of media sharing services.

Paypal Inc acquires Fraud Sciences Ltd Paypal Inc acquires Fraud Sciences LtdFeb 28, 2008

ISRAEL - PayPal Inc, a majority-owned unit of eBay Inc, acquired Fraud Sciences Ltd, a fraud detection services provider, for an estimated ###.### mil Israeli shekels ($###.## mil US) in cash.

eBay Inc is rumored to be planning to acquire QXL Ricardo PLC from Tradus PLC eBay Inc is rumored to be planning to acquire  QXL Ricardo PLC from Tradus PLCNov 09, 2007

UK - eBay Inc of the US was rumored to be planning to acquire the entire ordinary share capital of QXL Ricardo PLC, a London-based provider of online auction services.

eBay Inc acquires Via-Online GmbH eBay Inc acquires Via-Online GmbHOct 04, 2007

GERMANY - eBay Inc of the US acquired Via-Online GmbH, a Krefeld-based provider of online auction management services. Terms were not disclosed.

eBay Inc acquires StumbleUpon eBay Inc acquires StumbleUponMay 30, 2007

US - eBay Inc (EI) acquired StumbleUpon (SU), a provider of web discovery services, for an estimated $## mil. Originally, in April ####, EI was rumored to be planning to acquire SU.

eBay Inc acquires a minority stake in GittiGidiyor AS eBay Inc acquires a minority stake in GittiGidiyor ASMay 03, 2007

TURKEY - eBay Inc of US, acquired an undisclosed minority stake in GittiGidiyor AS, an Istanbul-based provider of ecommerce retail services. Terms were not disclosed.

eBay Inc acquires StubHub Inc eBay Inc acquires StubHub IncFeb 13, 2007

US - EBay Inc acquired StubHub Inc, a provider of online ticketing services, for $### mil in cash.

TOM Online Inc acquires eBay PRC Holdings(BVI)Inc from eBay Inc (pending) TOM Online Inc acquires eBay PRC Holdings(BVI)Inc from eBay Inc (pending)Dec 20, 2006

HONG KONG - TOM Online Inc, a ##.##%-owned unit of Tom Group Ltd, a joint venture between Cheung Kong (Holdings) Ltd and Hutchison Whampoa Ltd, agreed to acquire a ##% interest in eBay PRC Holdings (BVI) Inc, an online

Deephaven Relative Value acquires a minority stake in Sino Gas Group Ltd (pending) Deephaven Relative Value acquires a minority stake in Sino Gas Group Ltd (pending)Dec 19, 2006

HONG KONG - Deephaven Relative Value Equity Trading Ltd agreed to acquire a #.##% stake or ###.# mil new ordinary shares in Sino Gas Group Ltd, an invetsment holding company, for #.## Hong Kong dollars ($#.### US

TOM Online Inc is rumored to be planning to acquire eBayEachNet from eBay Inc TOM Online Inc is rumored to be planning to acquire  eBayEachNet from eBay IncSep 27, 2006

CHINA - TOM Online Inc was rumored to be planning to acquire eBayEachNet, an internet search engine services provider, from eBay Inc.

eBay Inc acquires Tradera AB eBay Inc acquires Tradera ABApr 24, 2006

SWEDEN - EBay Inc of the US acquired Tradera AB , a provider of on-line auctions services, for ### mil Swedish kronor ($##.### mil US).

eBay Inc is rumored to be planning to acquire Microsoft Corp eBay Inc is rumored to be planning to acquire  Microsoft CorpApr 22, 2006

US - eBay Inc (EI) was rumored to be planning to merge with Microsoft Corp, a developer and wholesaler of computer software. Concurrently, EI was rumored to be planning to merge with Yahoo! Inc.

eBay Inc. M&A Summary


eBay Inc. has made 48 acquisitions while taking stakes in 11 companies. eBay Inc. has 15 divestitures during this period.
YearAcquisitionsStakesDivestitures
2009101
2008600
2007310
2006200
2005802
2004443
2003311
2002422
2001421
2000415
1999800
1998100
Total481115

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