Investment Summary

Trade Me Invests In AutoBase

On April 30, 2012, Trade Me invested in internet software and services company AutoBase

Investment Highlights
  • This is Trade Me’s 3rd transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is Trade Me’s 3rd transaction in New Zealand.

Investment Summary

Date 2012-04-30
Target AutoBase
Sector Internet Software and Services
Investor(s) Trade Me
Deal Type Stake Purchase

Target

AutoBase

Auckland, New Zealand
AutoBase Ltd. is an aggregator of listings from car, truck, motorcycle and boat dealers. AutoBase is also responsible for dealer relationship management and related software development.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

Trade Me

Wellington, New Zealand

Category Company
Founded 1999
Sector Internet Software and Services
Revenue 250M EUR (2018)
DESCRIPTION

Trade Me is a provider of the online marketplace and classified advertising platforms in New Zealand as well as the generalist marketplace for new and used goods. Trade Me Group was founded in 1999 and is based in Wellington, New Zealand.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 10
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 3 of 10
Type: Stake Purchase M&A Deals 2 of 3
Country: New Zealand M&A 3 of 10
Year: 2012 M&A 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-01-12 BookIt

Dunedin, New Zealand

BookIt is a booking and payment software provider for New Zealand tourism operators and re-sellers.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-08-21 Tradevine

Christchurch, New Zealand

Tradevine Ltd. is a cloud based inventory management tool. Tradevine provides sellers with a dashboard to manage sales, inventory and listings and we think it will also be a valuable tool for retailers.

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