Acquisition History / Google / Sparkbuy
Google Acquires Sparkbuy
Announced May 23, 2011
What happened
Sparkbuy was a product search business based in United States; acquired by Alphabet/Google and integrated into or used as Google Shopping.
- Acquirer
- Target
- Sparkbuy
- Announced
- May 23, 2011
- Price
- Undisclosed
- Industry
- Product search
By the numbers
Frequently Asked Questions About This Acquisition
When did Google acquire Sparkbuy?
Google acquired Sparkbuy on May 23, 2011. This was Google's 92nd publicly tracked acquisition out of 269 we have on record.
How much did Google pay for Sparkbuy?
The price Google paid for Sparkbuy was not publicly disclosed. Only 66 of Google's 269 tracked acquisitions have a disclosed price.
What does Sparkbuy do?
Sparkbuy was a product search business based in United States; acquired by Alphabet/Google and integrated into or used as Google Shopping.
What other Product search companies has Google acquired?
Sparkbuy is Google's only publicly tracked acquisition in Product search so far.
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