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Zendesk acquisitions, on the record
The businesses Zendesk 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Smooch Technologies Holdings ULC (Smooch)Word for word“On May 14, 2019, we completed the acquisition of Smooch Technologies Holdings ULC, or Smooch, a developer of messaging technology.” 10-K for 2019 | acquisition | On May 14, 2019 | — |
Smooch Technologies Holdings ULCWord for word“Revenue for the year ended December 31, 2019 includes revenue from Smooch Technologies Holdings ULC, or Smooch.” 10-K for 2020 | acquisition | — | — |
CleverlyWord for word“Investing Activities Net cash used in investing activities in 2021 of $159 million was primarily attributable to purchases of marketable securities of $119 million, net of sales and maturities, purchases of property and equipment of $15 million, primarily for employee equipment, capitalized internal-use software costs of $14 million related to the development of additional features and functionality for our platform, cash paid for the acquisition of Cleverly, net of cash acquired, of $8 million, and net purchases of strategic investments of $4 million.” 10-K for 2021 | acquisition | — | $8 million |
| Fiscal year ended | Cash paid for acquisitions (net of cash acquired) | Goodwill from acquisitions |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-12-31 | $0 | $0 |
| 2017-12-31 | $16.5 million | $13.3 million |
| 2018-12-31 | $79.4 million | $52.5 million |
| 2019-12-31 | $70.9 million | $58.2 million |
| 2020-12-31 | $0 | — |
| 2021-12-31 | $7.8 million | $7.1 million |
Deal filings since 2016
- 2022-11-22 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2022-11-22 Form 8-K, Item 2.01: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
- 2022-06-24 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2021-10-29 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2020-06-17 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2018-03-20 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2017-08-03 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2016-06-27 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Read from Zendesk’s annual reports (10-K for 2021, 10-K for 2020, 10-K for 2019) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2022-02-15. 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.