Tech Company M&A Transactions

Location Labs Acquisition

Based in Emeryville, Location Labs was acquired by AVG Technologies. The companies indicated that total deal value was $220 million.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Acquired By
Announced On
9/3/2014
Transaction Type
M&A
Amount
$220,000,000
M&A Terms
AVG will pay approximately $140 million initially, plus up to an additional approximately $80 million in cash consideration over the next two years based on the achievement of certain performance metrics and milestones.

Company Information

Company Status
Acquired or Merged
Industry
Mobile
Mailing Address
5980 Horton Street 675
Emeryville, CA 94608
USA
Email Address
Overview
Location Labs is a pioneer in location-based alerts and blogging. WaveIQ, the company's software product suite, enables users to receive notifications based on user movements or location triggers.
Profile
Location Labs LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Location Labs Company Twitter Account
Company News
Location Labs News
Facebook
Location Labs on Facebook
YouTube
Location Labs on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Tasso Roumeliotis
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Chief Operating Officer
Joel Grossman
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Chief Scientific Officer
Jesse Myers
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Chief Technical Officer
Scott Hotes
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VP - Finance
Edward Abbati
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VP - Marketing
Jason Finkelstein
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VP - Operations
Justin Safdie
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VP - Product Management
Andy Ruff
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