3 Acquisitions of Companies in Cambridge

January 15, 2023
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M&A activity has seen a steady increase across the globe over the past decade, especially in Cambridge. 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 3 acquisitions that took place in Cambridge .

Evi acquired by Amazon

Details about the transaction:

Acquisition amount:

$26,000,000

Announcement:

17 April 2013

Details about the company:

Technology firm Evi specializes in software for knowledge bases and semantic search engines.

Headquarter:

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom

Where to find them:

Industry:

Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, Internet of Things, Mobile, Search Engine, Software

Details about the buyer:

Amazon is an online store that caters to buyers, merchants, and content producers.

Headquarter:

Seattle, Washington, United States

Where to find them:

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:

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Where to find them:

Industry:

Advertising, Content, Developer APIs, Local, Personalization, Restaurants, Search Engine, Social Media

Details about the buyer:

GoDaddy is a web hosting and domain registrar that supports online companies.

Headquarter:

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

Where to find them:

Neul acquired by Huawei Technologies

Details about the transaction:

Acquisition amount:

$25,000,000

Announcement:

22 September 2014

Details about the company:

To make it possible to exploit TV white space spectrum, Neul creates wireless network technology.

Headquarter:

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom

Where to find them:

Industry:

Internet, Internet of Things, TV, Wireless

Details about the buyer:

Software and hardware for infrastructure applications are offered by Huawei Technologies using wireline, wireless, and IP technologies.

Headquarter:

Shenzhen, Guangdong, China

Where to find them: