Acquisition History / Apple / Coherent Navigation
Apple Acquires Coherent Navigation
Announced April 2015
What happened
Acquired by Apple (GPS); technology/product used in or became Apple Maps.
- Acquirer
- Apple
- Target
- Coherent Navigation
- Announced
- April 2015
- Price
- Undisclosed
- Industry
- GPS
By the numbers
Frequently Asked Questions About This Acquisition
When did Apple acquire Coherent Navigation?
Apple acquired Coherent Navigation on April 2015. This was Apple's 69th publicly tracked acquisition out of 136 we have on record.
How much did Apple pay for Coherent Navigation?
The price Apple paid for Coherent Navigation was not publicly disclosed. Only 42 of Apple's 136 tracked acquisitions have a disclosed price.
What does Coherent Navigation do?
Acquired by Apple (GPS); technology/product used in or became Apple Maps.
What other GPS companies has Apple acquired?
Coherent Navigation is Apple's only publicly tracked acquisition in GPS so far.
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