According to a press release (read here) and a Yahoo/Tumblr post (read here) by Marissa Mayer, CEO, Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) has reached the definitive agreement to acquire New York City-based blogging platform Tumblr.
The Terms
The amount of deal was also confirmed: approximately $1.1 billion payable in cash.
Following the close of the transaction, which is still subject to customary closing conditions and expected to close in the second half of the year, Tumblr will be independently operated as a separate business. David Karp will remain CEO and the product, service and brand will continue to be defined and developed separately.
High Expectations
The deal is expected to expand Yahoo!’s audience by 50% to more than a billion monthly visitors, and to grow traffic by approximately 20%. Tumblr will use Yahoo!’s personalization technology and search infrastructure to help users discover creators, bloggers, and content. In turn, the blogging platform brings 50 billion blog posts to Yahoo!’s media network.
The two companies will also collaborate to create advertising opportunities to enhance the user experience.
The Exit
Investors in Tumblr included Greylock Partners, Insight Venture Partners, Chernin Group, Sir Richard Branson, Sequoia Capital, Spark Capital, and Union Square Ventures.
FinSMEs
20/05/2013
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