Acquisition History / Google / Apture
Google Acquires Apture
Announced November 10, 2011
What happened
Apture was a instantaneous search business based in United States; acquired by Alphabet/Google and integrated into or used as Google Search.
- Acquirer
- Target
- Apture
- Announced
- November 10, 2011
- Price
- Undisclosed
- Industry
- Instantaneous search
By the numbers
Frequently Asked Questions About This Acquisition
When did Google acquire Apture?
Google acquired Apture on November 10, 2011. This was Google's 105th publicly tracked acquisition out of 269 we have on record.
How much did Google pay for Apture?
The price Google paid for Apture was not publicly disclosed. Only 66 of Google's 269 tracked acquisitions have a disclosed price.
What does Apture do?
Apture was a instantaneous search business based in United States; acquired by Alphabet/Google and integrated into or used as Google Search.
What other Instantaneous search companies has Google acquired?
Apture is Google's only publicly tracked acquisition in Instantaneous search so far.
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