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Google Acquires Katango

Announced November 14, 2011

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What happened

Katango was a social circle organization business based in United States; acquired by Alphabet/Google and integrated into or used as Google+.

Acquirer
Google
Target
Katango
Announced
November 14, 2011
Price
Undisclosed
Industry
Social circle organization

By the numbers

Google's acquisition history
106th of 269 tracked deals
Disclosed prices
66 of 269 Google deals
Google's average disclosed price
$1.20B
Google's largest disclosed deal
Wiz ($32B)
Tracked acquisitions in 2011
117 across all acquirers
Google in Social circle organization
1 acquisition

Frequently Asked Questions About This Acquisition

When did Google acquire Katango?

Google acquired Katango on November 14, 2011. This was Google's 106th publicly tracked acquisition out of 269 we have on record.

How much did Google pay for Katango?

The price Google paid for Katango was not publicly disclosed. Only 66 of Google's 269 tracked acquisitions have a disclosed price.

What does Katango do?

Katango was a social circle organization business based in United States; acquired by Alphabet/Google and integrated into or used as Google+.

What other Social circle organization companies has Google acquired?

Katango is Google's only publicly tracked acquisition in Social circle organization so far.

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