E-Commerce
Who acquires E-Commerce companies
58 distinct acquirers across 63 recorded transactions, 2014 to 2026. Every buyer below has completed at least one acquisition in this sector.
Top 10 acquirers of E-Commerce companies
Ranked by number of acquisitions recorded in this sector, with the year of each buyer's latest one. A buyer that has done this more than once has a thesis, and a thesis is what makes an approach worth making.
| Acquirer | Deals here | Last deal |
|---|---|---|
| Frasers Group | 2 | 2023 |
| High Tide | 2 | 2021 |
| Etsy | 2 | 2021 |
| Liquidity Services | 1 | 2026 |
| eBay Inc. | 1 | 2026 |
| AnTix Holdings | 1 | 2025 |
| APPlife Digital Solutions | 1 | 2025 |
| My Size | 1 | 2025 |
| Mytheresa | 1 | 2024 |
| Vivid Seats | 1 | 2023 |
Counted from 63 recorded transactions, 2014 to 2026. Name variants of the same buyer (Inc, Corporation, Ltd) are counted together.
Would these buyers pay for yours?
Put a number on it first: run the free estimate, then the $199 written report sets your range against the E-Commerce band and the comparable disclosed deals, in a document you can share. If the business is profitable, has $1M or more of revenue and you may sell within two years, talk to our advisory team about which of these buyers would engage, and at what price. The first conversation is free.
Recorded transactions
| Target | Acquirer | Date | Value | EV/EBITDA | EV/Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Holdings | Liquidity Services | 2026-10-01 | $80m | n/d | n/d |
| Depop | eBay Inc. | 2026-07-30 | $1.2bn | n/d | n/d |
| Grand Concierge LLC ticket business assets | AnTix Holdings | 2025-10-06 | n/d | n/d | n/d |
| Sugar Auto Parts | APPlife Digital Solutions | 2025-06-13 | n/d | n/d | n/d |
| Percentil | My Size | 2025-05-09 | $680k | n/d | n/d |
| Yoox Net-a-Porter | Mytheresa | 2024-10-07 | $625m | n/d | n/d |
| Matchesfashion | Frasers Group | 2023-12-20 | $63m | n/d | n/d |
| Vegas.com | Vivid Seats | 2023-11-07 | $240m | n/d | n/d |
| Mindful Souls | Shop LC | 2023-10-10 | $14m | n/d | n/d |
| Blue Apron | Wonder | 2023-09-29 | $103m | n/d | 0.2x |
| Blue Nile | Signet Jewelers | 2022-08-09 | $360m | n/d | n/d |
| Missguided | Frasers Group | 2022-06-01 | $31m | n/d | n/d |
| Buyagift | Moonpig Group | 2022-05-23 | $191m | 8.9x | 2.8x |
| Laurel Harvest Labs | Cresco Labs LLC | 2021-10-14 | $80m | n/d | n/d |
| Remix | ThredUp | 2021-07-26 | $29m | n/d | 0.8x |
| Feelunique | Sephora | 2021-07-23 | $203m | n/d | n/d |
| DankStop | High Tide | 2021-07-20 | $4m | n/d | n/d |
| Elo7 | Etsy | 2021-06-28 | $217m | n/d | n/d |
| Daily High Club | High Tide | 2021-06-25 | $10m | 8.3x | 1.1x |
| AppliancesConnection.com | Polished | 2020-10-26 | $210m | n/d | n/d |
| Naturally Pure Therapy Products Corp. | BevCanna Enterprises | 2020-09-04 | $5m | n/d | n/d |
| iGraal SAS | Global Savings Group | 2020-03-23 | $139m | n/d | n/d |
| PersonalizationMall.com | 1-800-Flowers.com, Two Jericho Plaza | 2020-02-18 | $252m | n/d | n/d |
| FTD | Nexus Capital Management (PE) | 2019-08-23 | $95m | n/d | n/d |
| Personal Creations | PlanetArt LLC | 2019-08-02 | $18m | n/d | n/d |
| Reverb.com LLC | Etsy | 2019-07-22 | $275m | n/d | 7.6x |
| The Ellos Group | FNG | 2019-07-04 | $258m | n/d | n/d |
| Infinite Pet Life | NexTech AR Solutions Corp. | 2019-03-19 | $2m | n/d | 0.8x |
| Vegas.com | Undisclosed | 2019-03-19 | $45m | n/d | n/d |
| Janie and Jack | Gap | 2019-03-04 | $35m | n/d | n/d |
| Bodybuilding.com | WaFd Bank | 2019-01-08 | $15m | n/d | n/d |
| OrderDynamics Corp. | Tecsys | 2018-11-14 | $13m | n/d | n/d |
| Brandon Hire Ltd. | Vp | 2017-11-08 | $64m | 6.9x | 0.5x |
| Surfdome Shop Ltd. | Internet Fusion Ltd. | 2017-10-12 | $11m | n/d | n/d |
| Plated | Albertsons | 2017-09-20 | $300m | n/d | n/d |
| Country Outfitter | Boot Barn | 2017-06-14 | $2m | n/d | n/d |
| Shoes.com | Walmart | 2017-04-20 | $9m | n/d | n/d |
| eBags | Samsonite International | 2017-04-07 | $105m | n/d | 0.7x |
| Souq.com | Amazon | 2017-03-28 | $650m | n/d | n/d |
| Australian Vaporizers Pty. Ltd. | Lifeist Wellness | 2017-02-24 | $6m | 5.0x | 1.2x |
| Tigerlily | Crescent Capital Partners (PE) | 2017-02-23 | $43m | n/d | n/d |
| Shoebuy.com | Jet.com | 2017-01-05 | $70m | n/d | n/d |
| Ducatillon | Omnes Capital (PE) | 2016-11-28 | $9m | n/d | n/d |
| PersonalizationMall.com | Bed Bath & Beyond | 2016-11-23 | $144m | n/d | n/d |
| Monoprice | YFC-BonEagle Electric Co. | 2016-11-18 | $40m | n/d | n/d |
| Smoke Free Technologies | Turning Point | 2016-11-17 | $27m | 3.9x | 0.5x |
| Blue Nile | Bain Capital Private Equity (PE) | 2016-11-07 | $500m | n/d | 4.8x |
| Soukai Drug Co. | Rakuten | 2016-10-28 | $74m | n/d | n/d |
| My Flash Trash Ltd. | Nerfertiti Group Ltd. | 2016-08-02 | $3m | n/d | n/d |
| GiftCardZen | RetailMeNot | 2016-04-07 | $22m | n/d | n/d |
| Q8flowers.com | Talabat.com | 2016-03-18 | $3m | n/d | n/d |
| Quantum Wellness Botanical Institute LLC | Undisclosed | 2016-03-15 | $6m | n/d | n/d |
| Ebuys | Designer Brands | 2016-02-17 | $63m | n/d | n/d |
| THC Industries | Pineapple Express | 2016-02-16 | $5m | n/d | n/d |
| Kitbag Ltd. | Fanatics | 2016-02-02 | $17m | n/d | n/d |
| GILT Groupe Holdings | Hudson's Bay | 2016-01-07 | $250m | n/d | n/d |
| Wowcher | Exponent Private Equity (PE) | 2015-11-26 | $45m | n/d | n/d |
| Endicia | Auctane | 2015-11-19 | $215m | n/d | 1.0x |
| Skånska Byggvaror AB | Byggmax Group AB | 2015-11-04 | $88m | n/d | n/d |
| Polyvore | Yahoo! | 2015-09-02 | $230m | n/d | n/d |
| Naked Wines Ltd | Naked Wines | 2015-04-13 | $108m | n/d | n/d |
| Lastminute.com | lastminute.com | 2014-12-16 | $120m | n/d | n/d |
| Modern Rugs | PHD Equity (PE) | 2014-12-01 | $5m | n/d | n/d |
n/d means not disclosed. Most transactions close without a published multiple, which is why the disclosed count matters more than the median.
Who owns Consumer & Retail companies
On PEStore, E-Commerce sits within Consumer & Retail. PEStore profiles the private equity firms and serial acquirers active there: what they own, how long they have held it, and every deal on record. Underlined acquirers above link to their profiles.
Consumer & Retail investors and acquirers on PEStoreMultiples across every sector
What is your E-Commerce business worth?
Start with the free estimate against the current multiple band. It takes about a minute and shows the range and the method behind it. Every next step, and its price, is below.
E-commerce multiples and calculator
Free
Valuation estimate
Your range from the multiple band for your sector, worked from your revenue or EBITDA. About a minute, emailed to you, no account.
Value my business$199
Written valuation report
Your range in a document you can hand to a partner, a lender or an accountant: the sector band with its date, comparable disclosed transactions, a sensitivity table and what would move your multiple.
Start with the calculator$495
An hour with a senior adviser
Sixty minutes on what the business is worth, who would buy it and what to fix first, with a written summary afterwards.
Book a sessionFree first call
Sell with our team
For profitable businesses with $1M or more of revenue planning a sale within two years. Our advisory team runs the process with you, from the first buyer list to close.
Talk to an adviser