Private Equity
iBrands Corp. has agreed to acquire Hatchbrands Ventures. No financial terms were disclosed. Based in Ottawa, Hatchbrands Ventures is an internet accelerator.
2 min read · 10 March 2014
Spotify said Thursday that it will acquire The Echo Nest. No financial terms were disclosed. Headquartered in Somerville, Mass., with an office in San Francisco, The Echo Nest is a music intelligence platform. Its backers include Commonwealth Capital Ventures, Matrix Partners and Norwest Venture Partners.
2 min read · 06 March 2014
Need more proof that a dozen – maybe 15 – private tech companies bring in the bacon each year to the venture business? Of the 1,824 tech companies that found either M&A or IPO exits in 2013, just 19 won billion dollar plus valuations.
1 min read · 05 March 2014
VacationRoost Group has acquired LeisureLink. No financial terms were disclosed. Headquartered in Pasadena, Calif., LeisureLink is a vacation rental booking platform. It is backed by Clearstone Venture Partners, Mission Ventures and Wyndham Worldwide.
5 min read · 05 March 2014
HomeAway, a Austin, Texas-based online marketplace for vacation rentals, said Wednesday that it has acquired Glad to Have You. No financial terms were disclosed. Based in Florida, Glad to Have You is a provider of hospitality management solutions for vacation rental professionals. HomeAway is backed by Austin Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, Institutional Venture Partners, Trident Capital, American Capital, Technology Crossover Ventures and Google Ventures.
5 min read · 05 March 2014
Beats Music has acquired Topspin Media, the latter said Tuesday in a blog post on its site. No financial terms were disclosed. Based in Santa Monica, Calif., Topspin Media, which is backed by Redpoint Ventures and Foundry Group, is a provider of marketing solutions for artists. To read the announcement, visit here.
1 min read · 04 March 2014
According to an announcement on its site, Identified has been acquired by Workday. No financial terms were disclosed. Headquartered in San Francisco, Identified is an HR predictive analytics company. Its backers include DeeBek Ventures, ff Venture Capital, VantagePoint Capital Partners, Capricorn Investment Group, Innovation Endeavors and Transmedia Capital. To read the company announcement, visit here.
1 min read · 27 February 2014
Mobile payment solution provider Square has acquired BookFresh, the latter announced in a blog post on its site. No financial terms were disclosed. Based in San Francisco, BookFresh is an online scheduling service for small business owners. Square's backers include Khosla Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Citi Ventures. To read the acquisition announcement, visit here.
1 min read · 26 February 2014
Monster Worldwide has acquired TalentBin and Gozaik. No financial terms were disclosed for either transaction. Based in San Francisco, TalentBin is a talent search engine while Gozaik, which is located in Boston, aggregates social job announcements and distributes targeted job ads across social channels. TalentBin's backers included SV Angel, FundersClub, First Round Capital, Charles Ventures, NEA and Lightbank.
2 min read · 25 February 2014
Rovi Corp has agreed to buy Veveo. The transaction is for approximately $62 million in cash at the closing and up to $7 million in additional cash payments based on meeting certain agreed-upon milestones. Headquartered in Andover, Mass., Veveo is a provider of personalized entertainment discovery solutions. Its backers include Matrix Partners, Norwest Venture Partners and North Bridge Venture Partners.
4 min read · 25 February 2014
