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Match Group Holdings II acquisitions, on the record

The businesses Match Group Holdings II bought and sold, as its annual reports describe them, with the cash it reported paying for acquisitions each year and every deal filing since 2016.

Deals its annual reports describe

Business	Deal	When	Value
PlentyOfFish Word for word“PlentyOfFish was launched in 2003 and acquired in October 2015.” 10-K for 2017	acquisition	acquired in October 2015	—
Pairs Word for word“Pairs was launched in 2012 and acquired in May 2015.” 10-K for 2017	acquisition	acquired in May 2015	—
The Princeton Review Word for word“In January 2017, we entered into a definitive agreement to sell The Princeton Review to ST Unitas, a global education technology company.” 10-K for 2017	divestiture	—	—
acquisitions of businesses in 2015 including PlentyOfFish Word for word“During the three years ended December 31, 2017, we have invested approximately $610.4 million to acquire several new brands, including PlentyOfFish and Pairs.” 10-K for 2017	acquisition	during the three years ended December 31, 2017	approximately $610.4 million
Tinder business merger into Match Group, Inc. Word for word“in August 2018, ten then-current and former employees of our Tinder business filed a lawsuit against us in connection with a valuation of the Tinder business, and its subsequent merger into Match Group, Inc., in July 2017.” 10-K for 2018	merger	July 2017	—
Hinge Word for word“This in turn has allowed us to invest in or acquire brands such as Hinge and incubate new brands such as Chispa, BLK, and Ship, where we see significant potential future growth opportunities.” 10-K for 2018	acquisition	—	—
a business (sale of a business, net proceeds of $96.1 million) Word for word“Net cash provided by investing activities attributable to continuing operations in 2017 consists primarily of net proceeds of $96.1 million from the sale of a business and net proceeds of $60.2 million from the sale of a cost method investment, partially offset by capital expenditures of $28.8 million that are primarily related to development of capitalized software to support our products and services and the purchase of investments of $9.1 million.” 10-K for 2018	divestiture	2017	$96.1 million

As filedReported in the company's financial data (XBRL), each linked to its filing
Fiscal year ended	Cash paid for acquisitions (net of cash acquired)	Cash received from selling businesses	Goodwill from acquisitions
2016-12-31	$686,000	$0	$737,000
2017-12-31	$280,000	$96.1 million	$120,000
2018-12-31	—	$0	$11.2 million
2019-12-31	$3.8 million	$0	$3.6 million

Deal filings since 2016

2020-07-06 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2020-07-06 Form 8-K, Item 2.01: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
2020-06-22 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2020-05-20 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2020-04-28 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2020-02-20 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2020-02-11 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2019-12-23 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2019-02-15 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2018-12-13 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2017-12-04 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2017-08-17 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2016-12-08 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2016-06-02 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

Read from Match Group Holdings II’s annual reports (10-K for 2019, 10-K for 2018, 10-K for 2017) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2020-02-27. Every quotation is word for word from the filing linked beside it; how these pages are built and checked. The full record is in its company data sheet.