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Kapaza sells selected assets to Marktplaats BV / eBay Classifieds Group – IEG as exclusive financial advisor to sole shareholder Schibsted ASA
Brussels, June 2017
Kapaza! Belgium NV has sold selected assets to Marktplaats BV for an undisclosed amount as Schibsted, the sole owner of Kapaza, has decided to close the platform. Marktplaats BV as a part of eBay Classifieds Group (eCG) operates several websites such as 2dehands.be in Belgium and the Netherlands.
The sold assets such as the domain and the URL will be transferred to the brand 2dehands.be which will be able to provide its private and business users an even better offering in Belgium.
By acquiring some key assets of Kapaza, eCG can continue to expand its position in the classifieds markets in Belgium and the Netherlands. Petra Baeck who is Head of the Marketing and Customer Services department at 2dehands.be emphasizes that the acquisition of selected assets of Kapaza is an important factor that contributes to the strategy to create the most relevant and efficient sales platform in Belgium.
IEG – Investment Banking Group acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Kapaza’s sole shareholder Schibsted ASA.
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