eBay is a global
e-commerce website launched on September 3, 1995. Each
acquisition is for the respective company in its entirety, unless otherwise specified. The acquisition date listed is the date of the agreement between eBay and the subject of the acquisition. The value of each acquisition is listed in
United States dollars because eBay is headquartered in the
United States. If the value of an acquisition is not listed, then it is undisclosed.
As of September 2014, eBay has acquired over 40 companies, the most expensive of which was the purchase of
Skype, a
Voice over Internet Protocol company, for
US$
The United States dollar (symbol: $; code: USD; also abbreviated US$ or U.S. Dollar, to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies; referred to as the dollar, U.S. dollar, American dollar, or colloquially buck) is the official ...
2.6 billion in cash plus up to an additional US$1.5 billion if certain performance goals were met.
The majority of companies acquired by eBay are based in the United States. Most of the acquired companies are related to online auctions.
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Acquisitions
See also
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List of largest mergers and acquisitions
The following tables list the largest mergers and acquisitions by decade of transaction. Transaction values are given in the US dollar value for the year of the merger, adjusted for inflation. , the largest ever acquisition was the 1999 takeover ...
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Lists of corporate acquisitions and mergers
Lists of corporate acquisitions and mergers include both takeovers and Mergers and acquisitions, mergers of corporations. Most are organized by the main company involved in the transactions.
By industry
* List of airline mergers and acquisitions ...
Notes
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