Add-on Acquisition • Staffing

Seek Acquires Jobs DB

On May 22, 2014, Seek acquired staffing company Jobs DB for 16M USD

Acquisition Context

This is Seek’s 7th transaction in the Staffing sector.
This is Seek’s 2nd largest (disclosed) transaction.
This is Seek’s 2nd transaction in China.

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M&A Deal Summary
Date	May 22, 2014
Target	Jobs DB
Sector	Staffing
Buyer(s)	Seek
Deal Type	Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value	16M USD

Target Company

Jobs DB

Hong Kong, China

Jobs DB Inc. is a online recruitment platform in the Asia Pacific brings employers and job seekers together to pair the suitable talents with job vacancies.

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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

Seek

Melbourne, Australia

Category	Company
Founded	1997
Sector	Staffing
Employees	3,245
Revenue	1.1B AUD (2025)

DESCRIPTION

Seek operates online employment marketplaces and related services. Seek’s platforms connect job seekers with employers and also provide career?related education and volunteer opportunity listings. Seek was founded in 1997 and is based in Melbourne, Australia.

Deal Context for Buyer	#
Overall	13 of 15
Sector: Staffing	7 of 9
Type: Add-on Acquisition	7 of 8
Country: China	2 of 3
Year: 2014	2 of 3
Size (of disclosed)	2 of 2

PREVIOUS DEAL

DATE	TARGET	DEAL TYPE	VALUE
2014-04-11	BdJobs.com Dhaka, Bangladesh BdJobs.com Ltd is a online employment marketplace in Bangladesh. It offers online job advertisement/application, hot job advertisement, online CV bank access, email marketing, banner advertisement.	Buy	-

DATE

TARGET

DEAL TYPE

VALUE

2014-04-11

BdJobs.com

Dhaka, Bangladesh

BdJobs.com Ltd is a online employment marketplace in Bangladesh. It offers online job advertisement/application, hot job advertisement, online CV bank access, email marketing, banner advertisement.

Buy

FOLLOWING DEAL

DATE	TARGET	DEAL TYPE	VALUE
2014-11-20	JobStreet.com Sdn Bhd Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia JobStreet.com Sdn Bhd is an internet based recruitment service provider. JobStreet was formed in 1997 and is based in Kuala Lumpur, Singapore.	Buy	-

DATE

TARGET

DEAL TYPE

VALUE

2014-11-20

JobStreet.com Sdn Bhd

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

JobStreet.com Sdn Bhd is an internet based recruitment service provider. JobStreet was formed in 1997 and is based in Kuala Lumpur, Singapore.

Buy

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