Italian holding company Bending Spoons has received a significant investment from Berkshire Hathaway, boosting its strategy of acquiring struggling software firms at low valuations and cutting costs.
01Summary
- 01Berkshire Hathaway has invested over $900 million in Bending Spoons, including a $330 million stake disclosed on Wednesday.
- 02Bending Spoons' stock rose 41% on the news, giving it a market cap of about $30 billion.
- 03The company bought Airtable for about $1.3 billion in August, nearly 90% below its peak valuation, and announced large job cuts there.
- 04Bending Spoons also agreed to buy Miro for $1.36 billion, down from a $17.5 billion valuation.
- 05The firm has acquired Evernote, Brightcove, Vimeo, AOL and Eventbrite since 2022.
02Why it matters
This story matters because it shows how a new type of acquirer is reshaping the software industry, buying once-hot SaaS companies for pennies on the dollar and slashing jobs, which could affect thousands of tech workers and customers facing price hikes.
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