Posted by Simon Perry on 13 March 2008 | Tagged as: Buy out, Social software
AOL will be buying social Networking site Bebo for $850m cash.
Well done to all of those at Bebo, the social network that (more or less) quietly got on with building its 40 million members while the other social network shouted about what they were up to.
It’s interesting that the deal is all cash, with one […]
Posted by Simon Perry on 3 December 2007 | Tagged as: Buy out, Business, Investments, Gaming
Posted by Simon Perry on 24 October 2007 | Tagged as: Buy out, Business, UK
Well known tech news and reviews site Trusted Reviews has just been bought by mega-publisher IPC.
Terms have not been disclosed.
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Posted by Simon Perry on 1 October 2007 | Tagged as: Buy out, Business, BBC
Big surprise today as BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the BBC, announce their purchase of Lonely Planet, the well-know publisher of travel guides.
The purchase sum was not disclosed and the two founders Tony and Maureen Wheeler will retain a 25% holding in the company.
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Posted by Simon Perry on 22 August 2007 | Tagged as: Buy out, News In Brief, Business, Shift to Web delivery
ESPN tackle rugby by buying scrum.com.
