Adevinta
UK launches antitrust investigation into Microsoft’s $69B proposed Activision acquisition
5:07 am PDT • July 6, 2022
One more hurdle up ahead for Activision Blizzard, the games giant behind Call of Duty that Microsoft is looking to acquire for $68.7 billion. The U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority…
Media & Entertainment
EBay and Adevinta to sell UK sites Gumtree, Motors.co.uk and Shpock to get their $9.2B deal past regulators
6:03 am PST • March 2, 2021
After inking a $9.2 billion deal to merge their classifieds businesses last year, eBay and Norway’s Adevinta have announced a deal to sell off three popular web properties in the…
Startups
Adevinta acquires eBay’s Classifieds business unit in $9.2B deal
1:09 am PDT • July 21, 2020
Consolidation continues apace in the world of e-commerce, and today it was the turn of the classified ads market. Today, eBay announced it had reached a deal to sell off…
Startups
Ebay reportedly getting close to selling its classified-ads unit to Adevinta
1:05 am PDT • July 20, 2020
Ebay is reportedly getting close to a deal to sell its classified ads business to Adevinta, a Norwegian company that runs online marketplaces across Europe and Latin America. According to…