美财务软件开发商1.7亿美元现金收购个人在线记账理财网Mint.com


美财务软件开发商1.7亿美元现金收购个人在线记账理财网Mint.com

 

 来源:新浪科技:http://tech.sina.com.cn/i/2009-09-15/08543438473.shtml

 

新浪科技讯 北京时间9月15日上午消息,据国外媒体报道,美国财务软件开发商Intuit周一宣布,将以1.7亿美元现金收购个人金融服务网站Mint.com。

  早在周日晚,Mint.com创始人兼CEO阿伦·帕兹尔(Aaron Patzer)已经证实,Mint将被Intuit以1.7亿美元收购。

  Mint创建于2007年,经过三轮融资,合计筹得资金3100万美元。8月份,Mint刚刚融资1400万美元,此次被Intuit收购多少有些令人意外。

  Intuit CEO布拉德·史密斯(Brad Smith)在一份声明中称:“通过此次并购, Intuit 将获得一个快速发展的消费者品牌,一个成功的SaaS(软件即服务)产品。”

  Intuit预计,这笔交易有望在第四季度完成。

 

今天我也收到了Mint.com公司CEO给会员发的邮件,大致的内容是MINT.COM要卖给intuit,在线记账软件以前一直是个冷门行业,在中国05年就有了,中国最大的在线记账SAAS软件——财客在线 是2006年2月10号推出,比国外的Mint.com早一年,但是发展却比他们慢一些。SAAS行业目前在国内也是刚开始热起来,而在线记账SAAS行业也会因为国外Mint.com的被收购而因此有转机。

 

以下是我收到Mint.com CEO的邮件内容:

Ready for the next Evolution

Thank you for being a part of what’s becoming a revolution in active personal financial management. I’m excited to say that Mint.com and Intuit are coming together to take personal finance to the next level. Mint.com has entered into an agreement to be purchased by Intuit. Once the acquisition closes, Mint.com will have the opportunity to spread that revolution to more people, more quickly, together with one of the world’s strongest software brands. The acquisition is expected to close by the end of 2009.

What’s not going to change

Mint.com will stay the way you like it: free, easy-to-use and constantly improving.

What will change

As outlined in today’s press release and my blog post, after the acquisition closes, the Mint.com team will contribute to improving the financial lives of tens of millions of consumers and small businesses. I’ll personally be taking on the role of GM of Intuit’s Personal Finance group responsible for online, desktop and mobile consumer personal finance offerings. Joining Intuit enables us to bring our vision of helping consumers understand and do more with their money to millions of Intuit customers.  This is a compelling combination of our innovative product, technology, and industry leading user interface design with one of the most trusted brands in software.

 
I look forward to executing on that vision --- for you.
 
Thanks for your support,
 
Aaron Patzer
Founder and CEO