Category Archives: Merger Acquisition

Merger/Acquisition Stories

EBS gets acquired by Ogone

EBS, which is the second largest payment provider in India after CCAvenues, got acquired today by Ogone Payment Services, an European company.  EBS has been a relatively new entrant to the market but has since become the second largest payment … Read More »

CoinJoos.com Acquired By HomeShop18 To Strengthen Books Vertical

CoinJoos.com Acquired By HomeShop18 To Strengthen Books Vertical

Coinjoos.com (earlier called FlipGraph) has been acquired by the HomeShop18 (part of the Network18 group). Coinjoos is an eCommerce portal that sells books and movie/music DVDs. Coinjoos also buys books from users and offers them loyalty points (coins) in return. … Read More »

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Komli Media Acquires Mobile Ad Platform ZestAdz

Komli Media Acquires Mobile Ad Platform ZestAdz

Komli Media has announced the acquisition of mobile advertising platform ZestADZ.  ZestADZ, based in Chennai, was founded in 2007. ZestADZ helps advertisers and agencies deliver targeted mobile advertising campaigns. ZestADZ currently delivers 5 billion mobile ad impressions globally each month. The company … Read More »

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Group Buying Startup Groffr Acquires MobStreet [Planned Vs. Impulse Purchase]

Group Buying Startup Groffr Acquires MobStreet [Planned Vs. Impulse Purchase]

Groffr, one of the few group buying startup that is actually concentrating on forming groups to get a collective bargain, has acquired Mumbai based MobStreet.in. Mobstreet was a daily deal site that shut down shop recently. Groffr has acquired the customers, assets, merchant … Read More »

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Komli Media Acquires Indoor Media, UK Based Ethnic Marketing Media Company

Komli Media is on a roll and the company recently acquired Australia based PostClick, raised $6mn and has today announced the acquisition of UK based Indoor Media, an online ethnic marketing media company. Here is the press release Founded in … Read More »

   

Publicis Groupe to Acquire 20:20 Media (PR Firm) and 2020 Social, Social Media Consulting

Publicis Groupe is set to acquire majority stake in 20:20 MEDIA and 2020Social, a social media consulting firm. Post acquisition, Publicis Groupe will setup Founded in 1989, 20:20 MEDIA is recognized as one of India’s leading public relations firms overall … Read More »

Group Buying Site SnapDeal Buys Bangalore Based Grabbon

Group Buying Site SnapDeal Buys Bangalore Based Grabbon

Group buying startups are the buzz of the season with one more launching every week. Meanwhile, a lot is going on in the background between the founders of these nascent startups and some talks are even taking shape. Continuing on … Read More »

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Group Buying Site Wanamo Acquired, To Change Avatar To DealsAndYou.com

Group Buying Site Wanamo Acquired, To Change Avatar To DealsAndYou.com

One of the little known group buying sites, Wanamo.com has announced that it has been ‘acquired’  by a venture between the Group Buying Global AG & Harish Bahl (Founder/CEO of Smile Interactive). Post acquisition, the venture is launching DealsAndYou.com (not … Read More »

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Reliance BIG Entertainment acquires 50% stake in UK Based Codemasters

Reliance BIG Entertainment (which owns Zapak) has acquired 50% stake (alongside existing investor, Balderton Capital) in Codemasters, British firm that is into development and publishing of video games. Read More »