Acquisition History / Apple / Spruce Technologies

Apple Acquires Spruce Technologies

Announced July 9, 2001 — $14.9M

What happened

Acquired by Apple (Graphics software); technology/product used in or became DVD Studio Pro.

Apple's acquisition history

14th of 136 tracked deals

Disclosed prices

42 of 136 Apple deals

Apple's average disclosed price

$270.6M

Apple's largest disclosed deal

Tracked acquisitions in 2001

42 across all acquirers

Apple in Graphics software

1 acquisition

When did Apple acquire Spruce Technologies?

Apple acquired Spruce Technologies on July 9, 2001. This was Apple's 14th publicly tracked acquisition out of 136 we have on record.

How much did Apple pay for Spruce Technologies?

Apple paid $14.9M for Spruce Technologies.

What does Spruce Technologies do?

Acquired by Apple (Graphics software); technology/product used in or became DVD Studio Pro.

What other Graphics software companies has Apple acquired?

Spruce Technologies is Apple's only publicly tracked acquisition in Graphics software so far.