Acquisition History / Google / Green Parrot Pictures
Google Acquires Green Parrot Pictures
Announced March 16, 2011
What happened
Green Parrot Pictures was a digital video business based in Ireland; acquired by Alphabet/Google and integrated into or used as YouTube.
- Acquirer
- Target
- Green Parrot Pictures
- Announced
- March 16, 2011
- Price
- Undisclosed
- Industry
- Digital video
By the numbers
Frequently Asked Questions About This Acquisition
When did Google acquire Green Parrot Pictures?
Google acquired Green Parrot Pictures on March 16, 2011. This was Google's 88th publicly tracked acquisition out of 269 we have on record.
How much did Google pay for Green Parrot Pictures?
The price Google paid for Green Parrot Pictures was not publicly disclosed. Only 66 of Google's 269 tracked acquisitions have a disclosed price.
What does Green Parrot Pictures do?
Green Parrot Pictures was a digital video business based in Ireland; acquired by Alphabet/Google and integrated into or used as YouTube.
What other Digital video companies has Google acquired?
Green Parrot Pictures is Google's only publicly tracked acquisition in Digital video so far.
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