105+ Location-Based Services M&A Transactions
VC Task Force is hosting an M&A in LBS wireless special interest group meeting tomorrow night at 6pm PST in Menlo Park, sponsored by Orrick, Herrington, & Sutcliffe LLP. The board members look like an interesting lot. So while I don't know what I'll learn there from the panelists, I'm planning on checking it out nonetheless... And, in lieu of the after hours social event, I thought it appropriate to post an updated running tally of maperture's M&A in LBS transactions list, now over 105 and up 35 since the first post on this back in October 2007.
| Date | Acquirer | Target |
| 3/3/08 | Acer | E-Ten (Glofish) |
| 2/19/08 | SK Telecom | E-eye High Tech |
| 2/7/08 | uLocate | Zync |
| 2/6/08 | Microsoft | Caligari |
| 2/5/08 | Fujitsu | Intélec Géomatique |
| 1/25/08 | GPS Industries | UpLink |
| 1/24/08 | Trimble | Géo-3D |
| 1/22/08 | Digital Angel | Geissler Technologies |
| 1/22/08 | Trimble | HHK Datentechnik GmbH |
| 1/15/08 | Teydo/FindWhere | Livecontacts |
| 1/10/08 | Trimble | Crain Enterprises, Inc |
| 1/10/08 | uLocate | Helio Buddy Beacon trademark |
| 1/7/08 | ST Electronics | Telematics Wireless Ltd |
| 1/4/08 | ISCO International | Clarity Communicatons Systems |
| 12/28/07 | CommScope | Andrew Corp. |
| 12/21/07 | DeCartes | RouteView |
| 12/21/07 | NXP (Philips Semi) | GloNav |
| 12/13/07 | Atheros Communications, Inc. | u-Nav Microelectronics |
| 12/12/07 | Microsoft | Multimap |
| 12/11/07 | AT&T | Ingenio |
| 12/10/07 | Hemisphere GPS | BEELINE Technologies |
| 11/9/07 | Trimble | UAI (UtilityCenter Mobile Assets) |
| 11/7/07 | NAVTEQ/Nokia | MapSolute |
| 11/6/07 | TomTom | Tele Atlas |
| 10/31/07 | Tele Atlas | Georigin |
| 10/29/07 | BSM Technologies Inc. | Netistix |
| 10/18/07 | Platial | Frappr |
| 10/15/07 | Motricity | InfoSpace |
| 10/5/07 | Jaiku | |
| 10/2/07 | XeDAR | Pixxures |
| 10/1/07 | Nokia | NAVTEQ |
| 7/21/07 | ImageAmerica | |
| 7/2/07 | Wayfinder | Navicore |
| 6/21/07 | SiRF | Centrality Communications |
| 6/19/07 | Local.com | PremierGuide |
| 6/19/07 | Leica | Ionic |
| 6/12/07 | Broadcom | Global Locate |
| 5/9/07 | Sanef | Webraska |
| 3/29/07 | TruePosition | Useful Networks |
| 3/15/07 | Mitac (Mio) | Navman |
| 3/5/07 | Pitney Bowes | MapInfo |
| 3/5/07 | Benefon | GeoSolutions BV |
| 1/17/07 | CSR | Nordnav |
| 1/15/07 | CSR | Cambridge Positioning Systems |
| 1/12/07 | GE Equipment Services | Terion |
| 1/11/07 | Vista Equity Partners/MDSI | Indus |
| 1/11/07 | Zebra | WhereNet |
| 1/9/07 | Corrigo | Aligo |
| 1/8/07 | DigitalGlobe | GlobeXplorer |
| 1/5/07 | Garmin | Digital Cyclone |
| 12/18/06 | Endoxon AG | |
| 12/10/06 | Trimble | @Road |
| 12/5/06 | NAVTEQ | The Map Network |
| 11/22/06 | Trimble | Spacient |
| 11/15/06 | Wallace Wireless | mBiztech |
| 11/5/06 | NAVTEQ | Traffic.com |
| 9/12/06 | ActSoft | IT2ME |
| 8/31/06 | Hellman & Friedman and Texas Pacific Group | Intergraph |
| 8/31/06 | Nokia | Gate5 |
| 8/28/06 | Trimble | Intransix (All Sport GPS) |
| 7/21/06 | Hughes | NetworkCar |
| 7/20/06 | Wireless Matrix | MobileAria |
| 5/4/06 | Microsoft | Vexcel |
| 4/4/06 | West Corp. | Intrado |
| 3/30/06 | Punch Telematix | Alturion |
| 3/15/06 | @Last Software | |
| 1/12/06 | TomTom | Applied Generics |
| 12/31/05 | Microsoft | GeoTango |
| 11/1/05 | PlanetLink | AutoTrak GPS |
| 10/19/05 | Yahoo! | WhereOnEarth |
| 10/18/05 | Homeland Security Systems | ActSoft |
| 10/7/05 | Tele Atlas | Geo Invent |
| 10/3/05 | Garmin | Motion Based |
| 9/25/05 | Orbimage | Space Imaging |
| 9/12/05 | GlobeXplorer | AirPhoto USA |
| 8/28/05 | Andrew Corp. | Nortel (GMLC assets) |
| 8/24/05 | TomTom | Datafactory |
| 8/17/05 | Android | |
| 7/29/05 | Vista Equity Partners | MDSI |
| 6/2/05 | SiRF | Motorola (GPS Holdings) |
| 5/12/05 | dodgeball | |
| 2/8/05 | Ulocate | geosnapper.com |
| 1/18/05 | Aligo | H2 Technologies |
| 12/15/04 | @Road | Vindus |
| 10/29/04 | Keyhole | |
| 9/8/04 | MapInfo | Southbank Systems Limited |
| 9/3/04 | TCS | Kivera |
| 6/24/04 | Sensis | LookSmart International Pty Ltd. |
| 4/28/04 | Tele Atlas | GDT |
| 3/30/04 | Quova | InfoSplit |
| 3/8/04 | Sensis | Universal Publishers Pty Ltd |
| 12/19/03 | TCS | Aether Systems |
| 3/3/03 | SiRF | Enuvis |
| 2/3/03 | Benefon | ISMAP |
| 1/15/03 | Telcontar | Televoke |
| 1/6/03 | MapInfo | Thompson Asociates |
| 10/22/02 | Microsoft | Vicinity |
| 5/28/02 | Openwave | SignalSoft |
| 9/24/01 | Webraska | Airflash |
| 8/1/01 | SiRF | Conexant |
| 8/1/01 | Thales | Magellan |
| 5/15/01 | Intrado | Lucent Public Safety Systems |
| 5/30/01 | SignalSoft | mobilePosition |
| 4/30/01 | Leica | ERDAS |
| 1/19/01 | TCS | Xypoint |
| 9/18/00 | Motorola | Printrak |
| 8/17/00 | GE | Smallworld |
| 7/9/00 | National Geographic | Wildflower Productions |
| 4/18/00 | Tele Atlas | ETAK |
| 4/5/00 | SignalSoft | bFound |
| 1/26/00 | Qualcomm | Snaptrack |
| 12/2/99 | AOL | MapQuest |
Jonathan Spinney
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