Ancestry Acquires iMemories

Greens Farms Capital and Landon Capital Partners Invest in iMemories

February 15, 2022

Media & Entertainment

Greens Farms Capital LLC and Landon Capital Partners have invested in iMemories, a Scottsdale-based consumer-focused company that digitizes and streams home movies and photos. The investment will support iMemories' growth, product innovation and cloud-based streaming/storage offerings; Investors Bank provided debt financing and firms provided legal and transaction advice.

Blackstone Acquires Ancestry for $4.7 Billion

August 5, 2020

Media & Entertainment

Blackstone's private equity funds have entered a definitive agreement to acquire Ancestry from Silver Lake, GIC, Spectrum Equity, Permira and other equity holders for an enterprise value of $4.7 billion; GIC will retain a significant minority stake. Blackstone said it will partner with Ancestry's management to invest in data, product development and global expansion of the company's family history and consumer genomics platform, which has more than 3 million paying subscribers and roughly $1 billion in annual revenue.

HistoryIT Acquires LifeWeb 360 and Launches MemoryPort

February 25, 2026

Software

HistoryIT has acquired LifeWeb 360 and launched MemoryPort, a digital commemoration and engagement platform that complements its Odyssey Preservation software. The acquisition expands HistoryIT’s offerings to capture contemporary, community-generated memories for nonprofits, alumni groups, faith-based organizations and similar institutions, preserving them to professional digital-archival standards.

MemoryWell Acquires Life-Story App Trib

October 6, 2020

Healthcare Services

MemoryWell has acquired Trib, a life-story mobile app, to integrate Trib’s interactive audio and video storytelling features into MemoryWell’s digital life-story timeline for seniors and their families. The acquisition strengthens MemoryWell’s product capabilities to help families and care providers connect across generations during periods of social distancing and beyond.

Francisco Partners Acquires MyHeritage

February 25, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

Francisco Partners has signed a definitive agreement to acquire MyHeritage, the Israel-headquartered subscription-based genealogy and consumer genomics platform. Several of MyHeritage's existing investors — including HP Beteiligungs GmbH, Yuval Rakavy, founder Gilad Japhet and investor Gigi Levy — will reinvest alongside Francisco Partners to support the company's next phase of growth.

MyHeritage Acquires MesAieux.com

September 9, 2024

Media & Entertainment

MyHeritage has acquired MesAieux.com, a Quebec-based genealogy service specializing in French-Canadian records, strengthening MyHeritage's presence in Canada and the Francophone market. MesAieux.com — which serves over one million users and houses roughly 15 million Canadian historical records — will have its content published on MyHeritage and its users will gain access to MyHeritage's matching technologies and platform features.