Acquisition History / Sony / Gracenote
Sony Acquires Gracenote
Announced an undisclosed date — $260M
What happened
Gracenote was a company based in USA operating in automatic content recognition, acquired by Sony for $260,000,000.
- Acquirer
- Sony
- Target
- Gracenote
- Announced
- an undisclosed date
- Price
- $260M
- Industry
- Automatic content recognition
- Buyer type
- Strategic acquirer
- Status
- Closed
By the numbers
Frequently Asked Questions About This Acquisition
When did Sony acquire Gracenote?
Sony acquired Gracenote on an undisclosed date. This was Sony's 29th publicly tracked acquisition out of 83 we have on record.
How much did Sony pay for Gracenote?
Sony paid $260M for Gracenote.
What does Gracenote do?
Gracenote was a company based in USA operating in automatic content recognition, acquired by Sony for $260,000,000.
What other Automatic content recognition companies has Sony acquired?
Gracenote is Sony's only publicly tracked acquisition in Automatic content recognition so far.
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