Ok, here is a nifty little list showing some of 2007’s acquisitions and their price tags. Clearly there were people making some pretty serious money out there this year!
Web/Internet Companies Acquired in 2007 > >
Acquired > Acquirer > Acquisition cost
Afterbuy.com > eBay > Not Disclosed
BarelyPolitical.com > NextNewNetworks > Not Disclosed
Billmonk > Obopay > Not Disclosed
Blogniscient > TopTenSources > Not Disclosed
Business.com > R.H. Donnelley > $345 Million
BuzzTracker > Yahoo > $2-$5 Million
Cricinfo > ESPN > Not Disclosed
Cuts > RiffTrax > Not Disclosed
dpreview.com > Amazon > Not Disclosed
Feed Crier > IMified > Not Disclosed
Feedburner > Google > $100 Million
Fireant > Odeo > $400,000
Flektor > Fox Interactive > $20 Million
FotoLog > Hi-Media > $90 Million
Gravatar > Automattic > Not disclosed
Grub > Wikia > Not Disclosed
Hitwise > Experian > $240 Million
HowStuffWorks > Discovery > $250 Million
Ingenio > AT&T > Not Disclosed
Insider Pages > CitySearch/IAC > $13 Million
InviteShare > TechCrunch > Not Disclosed
JobLoft.com > onTargetjobs > Not Disclosed
Jumpcut > Yahoo > Not Disclosed
Logoworks > HP > Not Disclosed
Max Preps > CBS > $43 Million
Mediabistro > Jupiter Media > $23 Million
MedStory > Microsoft > Not Disclosed
metaStories > Brightcove > Not disclosed
MeziMedia > ValueClick > $352 Million
Movielink > Blockbuster > $50 Million
Mozy > EMC > $76 Million
Odeo > SonicMountain > Not Disclosed
Optimost > Interwoven > $52 Million
Panoramio > Google > Not Disclosed
Parakey > Facebook > Not Disclosed
PhotoBucket > Fox Interactive > $250 Million
PRWeb > Vocus > $28 Million
RedSwoosh > Akamai > $15 Million
Sidestep > Kayak > $200 Million
SmartShopper > Zango > $9 Million
Strategic Data Corp > Fox Interactive > Not Disclosed
StubHub > eBay > $310 Million
StumbleUpon > eBay > $45 Million
Tabblo > HP > Not Disclosed
Tonic Systems > Google > Not Disclosed
Treehugger > Discovery > $10 Million
Trendalyzer > Google > Not Disclosed
UGo > Hearst > $100 Million
Virtual Ubiquity > Adobe > Not Disclosed
Wallstrip > CBS > $5 Million
Webdialogs > IBM > $161 Million
WebEx > Cisco > $3.2 Billion
WhereOnEarth > Yahoo > Not Disclosed
Yedda > AOL > Not Disclosed
Social Networking Companies Acquired in 2007 > >
Acquired > Acquirer > Acquisition cost
AdultFriendFinder > Penthouse Media Group > $500M
BOOMj.com > Time Lending California > Not Disclosed
BuddyTV > Comcast > Not disclosed
Clipmarks > Forbes Media > $30 Million
Club Penguin > Disney > $700 Million
Fandango > Comcast > $200 Million
Five Across Inc. > Cisco > Not disclosed
Glimpse > TheFind.com > Not Disclosed
Jaiku > Google > Not Disclosed
Jellyfish > Microsoft > $50 Million
Kaboodle > Hearst > $30 Million
Last.fm > CBS > $280 Million
mbuzzy.com > SendMe Mobile > Not Disclosed
MyBlogLog > Yahoo > $10 Million
Newsvine > MSNBC > Not Disclosed
Pickle.com > Scripps Networks > $4.1 Million
Rivals.com > Yahoo > $100 Million
SingShot > EA > Not Disclosed
Tribe > Cisco > Not disclosed
TripUp > SideStep > Not Disclosed
Twango > Nokia > $96.8 Million
WebFives > Microsoft > Not Disclosed
WebShots > American Greetings > $45 Million
Zingfu.com > Profile Builder > Not Disclosed
Internet Advertising Companies Acquired in 2007 > >
Acquired > Acquirer > Acquisition cost
24/7 Real Media > WPP > $649 Million
AdTech > AOL > Not Disclosed
aQuantive > Microsoft > $6 Billion
BlueLithium > Yahoo > $300 Million
Doubleclick > Google > $3.1 Billion
Enpocket > Nokia > Not Disclosed
Quigo > AOL > $340 Million
RightMedia > Yahoo > $680 Million
ScreenTonic > Microsoft > Not Disclosed
Tacoda > AOL > $275 Million
Software Companies Acquired in 2007 > >
Acquired > Acquirer > Acquisition cost
Cognos > IBM > $4.9 Billion
devBiz > Microsoft > Not Disclosed
EqualLogic > Dell > $1.4 Billion
Global Care > Microsoft > Not Disclosed
GreenBorder > Google > Not Disclosed
Koral > SalesForce.com > Not Disclosed
Latigent > Cisco > Not disclosed
Opsware > HP > $1.6 Billion
PeakStream > Google > Not Disclosed
Postini > Google > $625 Million
TellMe Networks > Microsoft > $800 Million
Zimbra > Yahoo > $350M
Voice Companies Acquired in 2007 > >
Acquired > Acquirer > Acquisition cost
GrandCentral > Google > $45 Million
VoiceStar > Marchex > $28 Million
Hardware Companies Acquired in 2007 > >
Acquired > Acquirer > Acquisition cost
Avaya > Silver Lake & TPG > $8.2 Billion
3Com > Bain Capital Partners > $2.2B
Gaming Companies Acquired in 2007 > >
Acquired > Acquirer > Acquisition cost
Gaming Everywhere > Ujogo > Not Disclosed
Adscape > Google > $23 Million
Havok > Intel > $110 Million
Mapping/Geo Companies Acquired in 2007 > >
Acquired > Acquirer > Acquisition cost
ImageAmerica > Google > Not Disclosed
Keyhole > Google > Not Disclosed
NavTeq > Nokia > $8.1 Billion
Vexcel > Microsoft > Not Disclosed
