Ebay sells classifieds business to Norway's Adevinta in $9.2 billion deal

Ebay will receive $2.5 billion in cash and 540 million shares of Adevinta, making it the largest shareholder with a 44 percent stake of the pro forma company, they said.

Reuters

July 21, 2020 / 14:28 IST

Ebay has agreed to sell its classified ads business to Norwegian group Adevinta in a cash share deal worth $9.2 billion, the companies said on Tuesday.

Ebay will receive $2.5 billion in cash and 540 million shares of Adevinta, making it the largest shareholder with a 44 percent stake of the pro forma company, they said.

The transaction is expected to close by the first quarter of 2021.

Reuters

first published: Jul 21, 2020 02:20 pm

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