Ecommerce Industry News
eBay’s sale of its Classifieds Group to Adevinta hit a snag last month due to regulators in the UK. The two companies agreed this week to sell three of their UK units – Shpock, Gumtree […]
In February 2020, activist investor Starboard Value LP stepped up pressure on eBay to sell its classifieds unit. One year later, the sale of eBay Classifieds Group to Adevinta hit a snag due to regulators […]
eBay took care of some housekeeping business on Thursday related to the sale of its Classifieds business to Adevinta that the two companies had announced in the third quarter. This press release from July 21 […]
eBay sold its classifieds business unit to Adevinta for $2.5 billion of cash and 540 million shares of Adevinta, representing 44% ownership of the pro forma company and a ~33.3% voting stake. It valued the […]
eBay completed the acquisition of Cox Australia, it said this week after announcing its intentions in December. Cox Australia owns CarsGuide.com.au and Autotrader.com.au and will join eBay’s Gumtree business. The deal will create an attractive […]
eBay issued a statement on Friday after rumors surfaced it was getting closer to selling its eBay Classifieds Group business unit. Citing unnamed sources, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday that parties interested in […]
Activist investor Starboard Value LP stepped up pressure on eBay to move faster to separate its eBay Classifieds Group and to cut eBay Marketplaces costs. It also voiced its support for Managed Payments and eBay’s […]
eBay is buying Cox Automotive Media Solutions to add to its Classifieds portfolio in Australia. According to Thursday’s announcement: “Today, eBay has agreed to acquire Cox Automotive Media Solutions, which owns CarsGuide.com.au and Autotrader.com.au, leading […]
Activist investor Carl Icahn forced eBay to split with PayPal in July 2015, but in a survey conducted last month, a majority of sellers said they were not better off as a result of the […]
eBay will acquire Motors.co.uk, a “leading UK-based classifieds site that makes the car buying and selling process intuitive and simple.” The site, owned by Cox Automotive, will become part of eBay Classifieds’ business GumTree UK. […]