M&A Deal Summary

eBay Acquires mobile.de

On April 15, 2004, eBay acquired automotive company mobile.de from Granville for 121M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is eBay’s 1st transaction in the Automotive sector.
  • This is eBay’s 17th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is eBay’s 2nd transaction in Germany.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2004-04-15
Target mobile.de
Sector Automotive
Buyer(s) eBay
Sellers(s) Granville
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 121M USD

Target

mobile.de

Kleinmachnow, Germany
website
mobile.de GmbH is a provider of online marketplace for buying and selling vehicles in Europe.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

eBay

San Jose, California, United States

website


Category Company
Founded 1995
Sector Internet Software and Services
Employees11,600
Revenue 9.8B USD (2022)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to eBay's corporate headquarters in San Jose, California.
Entrance to eBay's corporate headquarters in San Jose, California.

eBay is an online retailer and provider of auction tools and services. eBay enables global commerce and payments on behalf of users, merchants, retailers and brands of all sizes. The technologies and services eBay provides are designed to enable users and merchants worldwide to organize and offer their inventory for sale and buyers to find, buy and pay for it virtually anytime and anywhere. eBay was incorporated in 1995 and is based in San Jose, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 11 of 68
Sector (Automotive) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 9 of 58
Country (Germany) 2 of 6
Year (2004) 1 of 4
Size (of disclosed) 17 of 22
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2003-07-16 EachNet.com

200001, China

EachNet.com Corp. is an online trading community in china, allowing its community of users to transcend the geographic and structural limitations of traditional commerce in China. EachNet’s 3.5 million registered individuals and businesses buy and sell a wide range of items across China, in both auction and fixed price formats.

Buy $150M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2004-06-23 Baazee.com India Pvt.

Mumbai, India

Baazee.com India Pvt. Ltd is a subsidiary of Delaware based Baazee.com, Inc., and started its operations in India in January 2000. Headquartered in Mumbai, Baazee is India's biggest marketplace where anyone can sell or buy almost anything. Baazee has a strong and growing community of 1 million confirmed registered users who trade in a wide range of thousands of item categories including Electronics, Cameras, Phones, Computers, Movies, Mobiles, Fashion, Music, Home, Toys and Travel. Through a world class technology infrastructure Baazee enables & simplifies e-commerce for India's burgeoning online community.

Buy $50M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Granville

Hamburg, Germany

website


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1999
PE ASSETS 500M EUR
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Granville is a private equity firm dedicated to investments in Germany. Granville does not have an industry focus and looks for companies with annual revenues between € 30 and € 300 million. Target transaction situations include management buyouts/buy-ins, growth financings, successions, and spin-offs. The Firm is affiliated with investment bank and asset manager Robert W. Baird & Co and its private equity arm Baird Private Equity. Granville was formed in 1999 and is based in Hamburg.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 11
Sector (Automotive) 1 of 4
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 6
Country (Germany) 2 of 11
Year (2004) 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2004-04-05 Alukon KG

Konradsreut, Germany

Alukon GmbH & Co. KG is a European manufacturer of premium alluminium roller shutters and doors. Located in Konradsreuth, Bavaria, the company manufactures components and complete systems which are distributed to shutter assemblers and craftsmen in Austria, France, Germany and Eastern Europe.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-11-01 Spheros

Gilching, Germany

Spheros is engaged in the development and manufacture of air conditioning systems, heaters, coolant pumps, and other related hardware. Spheros offers tailored solutions for all passenger buses and coaches (both conventional and electric), as well as refrigerated transportation fleets. Spheros was founded in 1956 and is based in Gilching, Germany.

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