20 August 2026

Bending Spoons acquires struggling software companies to keep long-term

• Bending Spoons, an Italian investment firm, has bought distressed software products including Evernote, Vimeo, and Airtable at reduced prices.
• The company restructures these acquired products after purchase rather than flipping them for quick profit like traditional investment firms do.
• Bending Spoons plans to hold these products permanently instead of selling them once they recover value.

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TLDR AITLDR editorial team

Bending Spoons has acquired distressed digital brands like Evernote, Vimeo, and Airtable at steep discounts, restructures them, and holds them indefinitely rather than selling them like traditional private equity.