Tech Company M&A Transactions

HuffingtonPost.com Acquisition

HuffingtonPost.com was purchased by AOL. The transaction became public on 2/7/2011. AOL said the transaction price was $315 million.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Acquired By
Announced On
2/7/2011
Transaction Type
M&A
Amount
$315,000,000
M&A Terms
The transaction is composed of cash and stock.

Company Information

Company Status
Acquired or Merged
Industry
Internet & IoT
Mailing Address
Undisclosed
Herndon, VA 20172
USA
Phone
Undisclosed
Email Address
Overview
The company operates an online news site and political blog.
Profile
HuffingtonPost.com LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
HuffingtonPost.com Company Twitter Account
Company News
HuffingtonPost.com News
Facebook
HuffingtonPost.com on Facebook
YouTube
HuffingtonPost.com on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chairman
Kenneth Lerer
  Kenneth Lerer LinkedIn Profile  Kenneth Lerer Twitter Account  Kenneth Lerer News  Kenneth Lerer on Facebook
Chief Executive Officer
Eric Hippeau
  Eric Hippeau LinkedIn Profile  Eric Hippeau Twitter Account  Eric Hippeau News  Eric Hippeau on Facebook
Chief Technical Officer
Paul Berry
  Paul Berry LinkedIn Profile  Paul Berry Twitter Account  Paul Berry News  Paul Berry on Facebook
Co-Founder
Arianna Huffington
  Arianna Huffington LinkedIn Profile  Arianna Huffington Twitter Account  Arianna Huffington News  Arianna Huffington on Facebook
Co-Founder
Kenneth Lerer
  Kenneth Lerer LinkedIn Profile  Kenneth Lerer Twitter Account  Kenneth Lerer News  Kenneth Lerer on Facebook
Vice President
Beth Ellis
  Beth Ellis LinkedIn Profile  Beth Ellis Twitter Account  Beth Ellis News  Beth Ellis on Facebook
Vice President
Mario Ruiz
  Mario Ruiz LinkedIn Profile  Mario Ruiz Twitter Account  Mario Ruiz News  Mario Ruiz on Facebook
VP - Bus. Development
Derek Murphy
  Derek Murphy LinkedIn Profile  Derek Murphy Twitter Account  Derek Murphy News  Derek Murphy on Facebook
VP - Operations
Chris Davis
  Chris Davis LinkedIn Profile  Chris Davis Twitter Account  Chris Davis News  Chris Davis on Facebook
VP - Sales
Sheri Jennings
  Sheri Jennings LinkedIn Profile  Sheri Jennings Twitter Account  Sheri Jennings News  Sheri Jennings on Facebook
VP - Sales
Neil Shapiro
  Neil Shapiro LinkedIn Profile  Neil Shapiro Twitter Account  Neil Shapiro News  Neil Shapiro on Facebook


 

 

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