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 .
Acquisition amount:
$26,000,000
Announcement:
17 April 2013
Technology firm Evi specializes in software for knowledge bases and semantic search engines.
Headquarter:
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
Where to find them:
Website
Industry:
Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, Internet of Things, Mobile, Search Engine, Software
Amazon is an online store that caters to buyers, merchants, and content producers.
Headquarter:
Seattle, Washington, United States
Where to find them:
Website
Acquisition amount:
$70,000,000
Announcement:
19 August 2013
Local company growth is key to Locus' goal.
Headquarter:
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Where to find them:
Website
Industry:
Advertising, Content, Developer APIs, Local, Personalization, Restaurants, Search Engine, Social Media
GoDaddy is a web hosting and domain registrar that supports online companies.
Headquarter:
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
Where to find them:
Website
Acquisition amount:
$25,000,000
Announcement:
22 September 2014
To make it possible to exploit TV white space spectrum, Neul creates wireless network technology.
Headquarter:
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
Where to find them:
Website
Industry:
Internet, Internet of Things, TV, Wireless
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:
Website
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