Bending Spoons
_Bending Spoons S.p.A. is an Italian mobile application developer, founded in 2013 and based in Milan. The company is known primarily for iOSmobile apps, including Splice, 30 Day Fitness, Live Quiz, and Remini.[2] In November 2022, it agreed to acquire Evernote.[3] Bending Spoons is one of the world's leading mobile developers, by number of app downloads.[4]_ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bending_Spoons
* _Bending Spoons made a series of acquisitions in 2024. In January, it acquired the assets of New York City-based mobile app developerMosaic Group from IAC Inc.; subsequently, Mosaic's entire workforce of 330 staff members was laid off, as they were not part of the acquisition.[22][23] Also that month, Bending Spoons acquired Meetup, a social media platform for organizing in-person and virtual activities.[24][25] In April, the company announced that it would acquire Hopin, owner of the popular live streaming studio StreamYard.[26] Later in July, the company announced it had acquired digital publishing platform Issuu.[27] Also in July, the company agreed to acquire the Dutch file transfer service WeTransfer, then announced in September they were laying off 75% of the company's workforce.[28][29] In November, the company agreed to acquire video platform company Brightcove for $233 million.[30]_
* _In 2025, Bending Spoons acquired several companies, includingKomoot in March for near €300 million, soon after which it laid off three quarters of the staff.[31][32] The company also acquired professional services software provider Harvest in June, California-based MileIQ for $233 million in July,[33] video sharing platform Vimeo in September for $1.38 billion, and AOL in October for $1.5 billion.[34][35] On December 2nd, the acquisition of Eventbrite for approximately $500 Million was announced, which is planned to close in the first half of 2026._
Many of these acquisitions are LBO deals.
