Acquisition History / Salesforce / ExactTarget
Salesforce Acquires ExactTarget
Announced January 2013 — $2.50B
What happened
Digital/email marketing services provider.
- Acquirer
- Salesforce
- Target
- ExactTarget
- Announced
- January 2013
- Price
- $2.50B
- Industry
- Email marketing
By the numbers
Frequently Asked Questions About This Acquisition
When did Salesforce acquire ExactTarget?
Salesforce acquired ExactTarget on January 2013. This was Salesforce's 13th publicly tracked acquisition out of 41 we have on record.
How much did Salesforce pay for ExactTarget?
Salesforce paid $2.50B for ExactTarget.
What does ExactTarget do?
Digital/email marketing services provider.
What other Email marketing companies has Salesforce acquired?
ExactTarget is Salesforce's only publicly tracked acquisition in Email marketing so far.
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