Tech Company M&A Transactions
DataSift Acquisition
On 3/20/2018, DataSift was purchased by Meltwater Group. What Meltwater Group paid for DataSift was not announced.
Transaction Overview
Company Name
Acquired By
Announced On
3/20/2018
Transaction Type
M&A
Amount
Unknown
M&A Terms
DataSift's CEO Tim Barker, who is taking on a role at Meltwater leading his team there, said that it's business as usual for DataSift's existing customers, while the two will also work on integrating their platforms together. Combined, the customer base includes media companies, brands and educational and other organizations that make use of the data. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Company Information
Company Status
Acquired or Merged
Industry
Software
Mailing Address
450 Brook Dr.
Reading Berkshire, RG2 6UU
UK
Reading Berkshire, RG2 6UU
UK
Phone
Website
Email Address
Overview
DataSift is the leader in Human Data Intelligence. The only independent provider of social data, blog data and news data.
Profile
Social Media
Company News
Facebook
YouTube
Management Team
Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Timothy Barker
Chief Operating Officer
Steven Pease
Chief Technical Officer
Lorenzo Alberton
Vice President
Jerry Ronaghan
VP - Marketing
Zuzanna Pasierbinska-Wilson
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