Ancestry - M&A Summary, Ownership, and Business Overview

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Ancestry M&A Summary

Ancestry has acquired 8 companies of its own, including 1 in the last 5 years.

Ancestry’s largest acquisition to date was in 2012, when it acquired Archives.com for $100M. Ancestry has acquired in 4 different US states, and 3 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include internet software and services (38%) and building materials (13%).

Ancestry Ownership

Who owns Ancestry?

Ancestry is owned by The Blackstone Group. It was acquired on August 5, 2020.

Is Ancestry PE-backed?

Yes. Ancestry is owned by private equity investor The Blackstone Group.

Was Ancestry formerly PE-backed?

Yes. Ancestry was formerly owned by 9 private investors.

Ancestry Business Overview

Where is Ancestry headquartered?

Ancestry is headquartered in Provo, Utah.

What sector is Ancestry in?

Ancestry is an information services company.

When was Ancestry founded?

Ancestry was founded in 1990.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity8
    • M&A Buy Activity8
  • Total Sectors Invested 6
  • Total Countries Invested 3

Ancestry

Ancestry.com, Inc.

360 West 4800 North,
Provo, Utah 84604
United States,
(801) 705-7000
www.ancestry.com

Ancestry.com is a provider of family history and consumer genomics information, and helps people gain a new level of understanding about their lives. The Company's suite of history products include Archives, Fold3, Newspapers.com, AncestryDNA, and AncestryHealth. Ancestry.com was formed in 1990 and is based in Provo, Utah.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (0.2/yr) # 7 1 - - - - 8
vol $134M $134M
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
  8

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Geneanet 2021-08-31 - Add-on Acquisition
Paris, France · www.geneanet.org
Adpay, Inc. 2016-05-18 - Add-on Acquisition
Englewood, Colorado · www.adpay.com
Find A Grave, Inc. 2013-09-30 - Add-on Acquisition
Salt Lake City, Utah · www.findagrave.com
1000memories, Inc. 2012-10-03 - Add-on Acquisition
San Francisco, California · www.1000memories.com
Archives.com 2012-04-26 100M USD Add-on Acquisition
, United States · www.archives.com
iArchives, Inc. 2010-09-23 27M USD Add-on Acquisition
Lindon, Utah · www.footnote.com
ProGenealogists, Inc. 2010-08-06 - Add-on Acquisition
Salt Lake City, Utah · www.progenealogists.com
Genline AB 2010-06-15 7M USD Add-on Acquisition
Johanneshov, Sweden · www.genline.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Internet Software and Services 3 (38%) 27M (20%) - -
Building Materials 1 (13%) - - -
Business Services 1 (13%) 7M (5%) - -
Consumer Services 1 (13%) 100M (75%) - -
Information Services 1 (13%) - - -
Software 1 (13%) - - -
Total 8 $134M - -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 6 127M - -
  Utah 3 27M - -
  Colorado 1 - - -
  California 1 - - -
France 1 - - -
Sweden 1 7M - -
Domestic 6 (75%) 127M (95%) - -
Cross-border 2 (25%) 7M (5%) - -
Total 8 $134M - -

Deal Values

buy # Total
< $100M 3 $134M
TOTAL $134M
Largest Archives.com
$100M (2012-04-26)

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