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Google Acquires Sparkbuy

Announced May 23, 2011

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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
Google
Target
Sparkbuy
Announced
May 23, 2011
Price
Undisclosed
Industry
Product search

By the numbers

Google's acquisition history
92nd 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 Product search
1 acquisition

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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