Google Acquires RightsFlow

Announced December 9, 2011

What happened

RightsFlow was a music rights management business based in United States; acquired by Alphabet/Google and integrated into or used as YouTube.

Google's acquisition history

107th 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 Music rights management

1 acquisition

When did Google acquire RightsFlow?

Google acquired RightsFlow on December 9, 2011. This was Google's 107th publicly tracked acquisition out of 269 we have on record.

How much did Google pay for RightsFlow?

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

What does RightsFlow do?

RightsFlow was a music rights management business based in United States; acquired by Alphabet/Google and integrated into or used as YouTube.

What other Music rights management companies has Google acquired?

RightsFlow is Google's only publicly tracked acquisition in Music rights management so far.