Mail.ru Group - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Mail.ru Group M&A Summary

Mail.ru Group has acquired 12 companies, including 2 in the last 5 years. It has also divested 4 assets.

Mail.ru Group’s largest acquisition to date was in 2010, when it acquired ICQ for $188M. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2016, when it sold HeadHunter Group to Elbrus Capital for $154M. Mail.ru Group has acquired in 1 US state, and 4 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include internet software and services (67%) and digital media (25%).

Mail.ru Group Business Overview

Where is Mail.ru Group headquartered?

Mail.ru Group is headquartered in Limassol, Russia.

What is Mail.ru Group’s revenue?

Mail.ru Group disclosed revenue of 132,770M RUB for 2023 and 97,770M RUB for 2022.

What sector is Mail.ru Group in?

Mail.ru Group is an internet software and services company.

When was Mail.ru Group founded?

Mail.ru Group was founded in 1998.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity16
    • M&A Buy Activity12
    • M&A Sell Activity4
  • Total Sectors Invested 3
  • Total Countries Invested 4
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 8

Mail.ru Group

Mail.ru Group Ltd.

28 Oktovriou Office 402 365, Vashiotis Seafront Neapoli,
Limassol, 3107
Russia,
www.mail.ru

Mail.ru Group is an Internet company in the Russian-speaking world and the leading Internet company in Russia, based on global monthly unique users. Mail.ru Group was founded in 1998 and is based in Limassol, Russia.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.4/yr) # 10 2 - - - - 12
vol $336M $49M $385M
Sell (0.2/yr) # 3 1 - - - - 4
vol $154M $24M $178M
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Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
MapsWithMe GmbH 2020-11-02 24M RUB Divestiture
Zurich, Switzerland · www.maps.me
DCGamePub Ltd. 2020-10-08 49M USD Add-on Acquisition
Nicosia, Cyprus · www.deuscraft.com
Samokat 2020-04-02 - Joint Venture
Saint Petersburg, Russia · www.samokat.ru
Beepcar.ru 2018-08-06 - Divestiture
Brussels, Belgium · www.beepcar.ru
Am.ru 2017-05-03 10M USD Divestiture
Zachodniopomorskie, Russia · www.am.ru
ZakaZaka 2017-05-02 - Add-on Acquisition
, Russia · www.zaka-zaka.com
Delivery Club Ltd. 2016-11-03 100M USD Divestiture
Moscow, Russia · www.delivery-club.ru
Pixonic LLC 2016-10-03 30M USD Add-on Acquisition
Moscow, Russia · www.pixonic.com
GeekBrains LLC 2016-08-25 - Stake Purchase
Moscow, Russia · www.geekbrains.ru
HeadHunter Group PLC 2016-02-26 154M RUB Divestiture
Moscow, Russia · www.hh.ru
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Internet Software and Services 8 (67%) 306M (79%) 3 (75%) 24M (13%)
Digital Media 3 (25%) 79M (21%) - -
Business Services 1 (8%) - - -
Staffing - - 1 (25%) 154M (87%)
Total 12 $385M 4 $178M

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
Russia 9 140M 2 154M
Switzerland 1 8M 1 24M
Belgium - - 1 -
Cyprus 1 49M - -
United States 1 188M - -
  Virginia 1 188M - -
Domestic 9 (75%) 140M (36%) 2 (50%) 154M (87%)
Cross-border 3 (25%) 245M (64%) 2 (50%) 24M (13%)
Total 12 $385M 4 $178M

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $188M
< $100M 5 $197M
TOTAL $385M
Largest ICQ LLC
$188M (2010-04-28)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $154M
< $100M 1 $24M
TOTAL $178M
Largest HeadHunter Group PLC
$154M (2016-02-26)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Strategic(s)
25%
3 (25%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
25%
1 (25%)
Strategic(s)
75%
3 (75%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Internet Software and Services

Revenue

132,770   36% 2023
97,770   20% 2022
81,982   19% 2021
100,542   5% 2020
96,231   46% 2019
66,105   2018
(millions of RUB) Show More Show Less

Established

1998

Public

MLRYY

Former Name

Digital Sky Technologies Ltd.

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