M&A Deal Summary

Mail.ru Group Acquires Am.ru

On May 3, 2017, Mail.ru Group acquired internet software and services company Am.ru from Rambler& for 10M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Mail.ru Group’s 8th transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is Mail.ru Group’s 5th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Mail.ru Group’s 8th transaction in Russia.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2017-05-03
Target Am.ru
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) Mail.ru Group
Sellers(s) Rambler&
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 10M USD

Target

Am.ru

Zachodniopomorskie, Russia
Am.ru is one of the largest Russian auto classifieds websites. The auto classifieds segment is one of the largest digital markets displaying solid growth worldwide.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Mail.ru Group

Limassol, Russia
Category Company
Founded 1998
Sector Internet Software and Services
Revenue 132.8B RUB (2023)
DESCRIPTION

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.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 10 of 12
Sector (Internet Software and Services) 8 of 8
Type (Divestiture) 3 of 3
Country (Russia) 8 of 9
Year (2017) 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 5 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-05-02 ZakaZaka

Russia

ZakaZaka is the number two player in the fast growing Russian food delivery market. It currently has around 2,600 connected restaurants and the number of orders reached around 126,000 in March 2017.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-08-06 Beepcar.ru

Brussels, Belgium

Beepcar.ru is a ride sharing service for quickly finding fellow travelers on long journeys by car. Beepcar.ru was founded in 2017 and is based in Brussels, Belgium.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Rambler&

Moscow, Russia
Category Company
Founded 2006
Sector Digital Media
DESCRIPTION

Rambler&Co. is a provider of online and mobile advertising services. The company was founded in 2006 and is based in Moscow, Russian Federation.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Internet Software and Services) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
Country (Russia) 1 of 1
Year (2017) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-10-16 WMJ

Moscow, Russia

WMJ is an online woman journal in Russia. WMJ is based in Moscow, Russia.

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