Acquisition History / Google / Katango
Google Acquires Katango
Announced November 14, 2011
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
- Target
- Katango
- Announced
- November 14, 2011
- Price
- Undisclosed
- Industry
- Social circle organization
By the numbers
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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