Tech Company M&A Transactions

WhatsApp Acquisition

Operating out of Santa Clara, WhatsApp was acquired by Facebook. The transaction price was $19 billion.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Acquired By
Announced On
2/19/2014
Transaction Type
M&A
Amount
$19,000,000,000
M&A Terms
Facebook today announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire WhatsApp, a rapidly growing cross-platform mobile messaging company, for a total of approximately $16 billion, including $4 billion in cash and approximately $12 billion worth of Facebook shares. An additional $3 billion has been allocated for employee retention purposes.

Company Information

Company Status
Acquired or Merged
Industry
Mobile
Mailing Address
3561 Homestead Road 416
Santa Clara, CA 95010
USA
Phone
Undisclosed
Email Address
Overview
WhatsApp Messenger is a cross-platform mobile messaging app which allows you to exchange messages without having to pay for SMS. WhatsApp Messenger is available for iPhone, BlackBerry, Android and Nokia and yes, those phones can all message each other.
Profile
WhatsApp LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
WhatsApp Company Twitter Account
Company News
WhatsApp News
Facebook
WhatsApp on Facebook
YouTube
WhatsApp on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Jan Koum
  Jan Koum LinkedIn Profile  Jan Koum Twitter Account  Jan Koum News  Jan Koum on Facebook


 

 

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