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Google Acquires Urban Engines

Announced September 15, 2016

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What happened

Urban Engines was a location-based analytics business based in United States; acquired by Alphabet/Google and integrated into or used as Google Maps.

Acquirer
Google
Target
Urban Engines
Announced
September 15, 2016
Price
Undisclosed
Industry
Location-based analytics

By the numbers

Google's acquisition history
198th 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 2016
106 across all acquirers
Google in Location-based analytics
1 acquisition

Frequently Asked Questions About This Acquisition

When did Google acquire Urban Engines?

Google acquired Urban Engines on September 15, 2016. This was Google's 198th publicly tracked acquisition out of 269 we have on record.

How much did Google pay for Urban Engines?

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

What does Urban Engines do?

Urban Engines was a location-based analytics business based in United States; acquired by Alphabet/Google and integrated into or used as Google Maps.

What other Location-based analytics companies has Google acquired?

Urban Engines is Google's only publicly tracked acquisition in Location-based analytics so far.

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