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Rakuten agrees to acquire Ebates in USD1.0bn deal
M2 - Wed Sep 10, 5:23AM CDT
Rakuten Inc (Tokyo:4755), an Internet company and a pioneer of the B2B2C marketplace shopping model, announced on Tuesday that it has agreed to acquire Ebates Inc, a provider of a cash-back shopping web site in North America.
Japan Rakuten to buy cash-back site Ebates for $1B
By ELAINE KURTENBACH - AP - Tue Sep 09, 4:52AM CDT
TOKYO (AP) — Rakuten Inc. announced Tuesday it plans to buy U.S. based cash-back site Ebates for $1 billion, part of a series of overseas acquisitions aimed at building what the Japanese e-commerce company says will be the "world's largest product line-up."
Rakuten to Acquire Ebates for $1 Billion
Business Wire - Tue Sep 09, 2:32AM CDT
Rakuten, Inc. (4755:TOKYO) today announced that it has agreed to acquire Ebates Inc. (hereinafter "Ebates"
, provider of the largest cash-back shopping web site in North America. The Company will acquire Ebates for a total consideration of $1 billion in cash, and will hold 100% of Ebates outstanding voting stock.
Rakuten Reports Consolidated Financial Results (IFRS) for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2014
Business Wire - Mon Aug 04, 2:00AM CDT
Rakuten, Inc. (TOKYO:4755) today announced consolidated financial reports (IFRS) for the six months ended June 30, 2014. The Rakuten Group achieved revenue of ¥276,602 million, a 14.8% year-on-year increase, in the first half of the current fiscal year. Operating income decreased 5.9% year on year to ¥44,776 million, due to continued advance investments in Internet Services and the impact of a slowdown in the stock market on the securities business, and net income attributable to owners of the parent company amounted to ¥23,086 million, down 9.9% compared to the same period of the previous year.
Rakuten Starts Global Scholarship Program for Students Around the World
Business Wire - Wed Jul 30, 7:01AM CDT
Rakuten, Inc. today announced that it has started an educational support scholarship program with the aim of providing support to students around the world who have the desire to study but are unable to due to financial limitations. This is the first scholarship-based educational development program for the company.
Rakuten to Acquire Stocks of Asia's Leading Online Market Research Fieldwork Agency, AIP
Business Wire - Thu Jul 17, 6:01AM CDT
Rakuten, Inc. today announced that it has reached a basic agreement with a group of shareholders, which includes the largest individual shareholder, of AIP Corporation ("AIP" , a Tokyo-based leading online market research fieldwork agency in Asia, for the acquisition of its outstanding shares. Rakuten intends to make AIP a wholly owned subsidiary through the acquisition of the shares from existing shareholders. The acquisition price of the shares has not been disclosed.
Naver says Line messenger app mulls IPO
By YOUKYUNG LEE - AP - Wed Jul 16, 3:57AM CDT
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Line Corp., the operator of a popular mobile messaging app, has submitted an IPO application to the Tokyo Stock Exchange but might also seek a New York listing, its parent company Naver Corp. said Wednesday.
Alibaba investment gives Tango a reason to dance
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE - AP - Thu Mar 20, 5:50AM CDT
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Tango is joining the conga line of mobile messaging services that have turned into hot commodities as more people use them to communicate and share photos, music and other content.
Global Online Retail Industry Report: Featuring Major Industry Players and Gives Forecasts up to 2017
M2 - Tue Mar 18, 9:45AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/99d7jt/global_online) has announced the addition of the "Global Online Retail Industry - Forecast, Opportunities & Trends 2013-2017" report to their offering. This report analyzes this high growth industry in its research report Global Online Retail Industry - Forecast, Opportunities & Trends 2013-2017. The report covers the following: - An analysis of the Global Online Retail Industry through industry definition, industry overview, value & segmentation analysis, industry sales analysis by product categories, region-wise analysis and country-wise sales analysis. An analysis of the global online retail industry through geography and category-wise analysis as well. Growth in mobile online retail is also analyzed along with the impact on store retailers and consumer issues. - An analysis of industry trends such as logistics and infrastructure, the emergence of China in the global online retail industry and others. - A Porter's Five Forces analysis on the Global Online Retail Industry. - An analysis of the major markets such as France, Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States through industry overview, industry value & segmentation analysis and an industry forecast. - Forecast of the global online retail industry till 2017. - An analysis of the major industry players such as Amazon.com, Apple Inc, eBay Inc, Staples Inc and others. This analysis of the Global Online Retail Industry is a comprehensive statistical and analytical study of this highly competitive industry. Companies Mentioned: - eBay Inc - Amazon.com - Apple Inc. - Barnes & Noble, Inc. - Best Buy Co., Inc. - Carrefour S.A. - Casino Guichard-Perrachon S.A. - Conrad Holding SE - Dixons Retail Plc - Home Retail Group Plc - Mercadolibre Inc - Otto (GmbH & Co KG) - Rakuten, Inc - Staples, Inc. - Tesco PLC - Verlagsgruppe Weltbild GmbH - Wal-Mart Stores, Inc For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/99...bal_online About Research and Markets Research and Markets is the world's leading source for international market research reports and market data. We provide you with the latest data on international and regional markets, key industries, the top companies, new products and the latest trends.
WhatsApp deal highlights suite of similar apps
By YOUKYUNG LEE - AP - Thu Feb 20, 6:52AM CST
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Facebook's announcement it is paying $19 billion in cash and stock to acquire WhatsApp is a milestone in the short history of mobile messaging apps. Hundreds of millions of people have downloaded such apps to their smartphones and tablets to chat and share photos and videos for free, making them potent rivals to Facebook. WhatsApp alone has 450 million active monthly users.
ViSenze Announces US$3.5 Million Series A Funding
PR Newswire - Tue Feb 18, 11:00PM CST
ViSenze Pte Ltd (www.visenze.com) today announced it has closed a US$3.5 million Series A round of financing led by Rakuten Ventures (the corporate venture capital unit of Rakuten Inc), with participation from new investors Walden International ("WI" and UOB Venture Management ("UOBVM" . The investment comes within 7 months of the company's first announcement of its collaboration with Rakuten Taiwan.
Japan net retailer Rakuten to buy Viber for $900M
By YURI KAGEYAMA - AP - Fri Feb 14, 5:23AM CST
TOKYO (AP) — Japan's Rakuten Inc. is buying Cyprus-based Viber Media, which operates a popular Internet phone application, for $900 million, fortifying the online retailer's social networking footprint.
Rakuten Acquires Viber for $900 million
Business Wire - Fri Feb 14, 12:40AM CST
Rakuten Inc (4755:Tokyo), one of the world's largest Internet services companies, announced today its acquisition of pioneering messaging and VoIP company, Viber. Rakuten will acquire Viber for a total consideration of $900 million. The acquisition represents another bold step for Rakuten into the digital content space, following its acquisitions of Kobo, Wuaki.tv, and Viki.
Rakuten agrees to acquire Ebates in USD1.0bn deal
M2 - Wed Sep 10, 5:23AM CDT
Rakuten Inc (Tokyo:4755), an Internet company and a pioneer of the B2B2C marketplace shopping model, announced on Tuesday that it has agreed to acquire Ebates Inc, a provider of a cash-back shopping web site in North America.
Japan Rakuten to buy cash-back site Ebates for $1B
By ELAINE KURTENBACH - AP - Tue Sep 09, 4:52AM CDT
TOKYO (AP) — Rakuten Inc. announced Tuesday it plans to buy U.S. based cash-back site Ebates for $1 billion, part of a series of overseas acquisitions aimed at building what the Japanese e-commerce company says will be the "world's largest product line-up."
Rakuten to Acquire Ebates for $1 Billion
Business Wire - Tue Sep 09, 2:32AM CDT
Rakuten, Inc. (4755:TOKYO) today announced that it has agreed to acquire Ebates Inc. (hereinafter "Ebates"
, provider of the largest cash-back shopping web site in North America. The Company will acquire Ebates for a total consideration of $1 billion in cash, and will hold 100% of Ebates outstanding voting stock. Rakuten Reports Consolidated Financial Results (IFRS) for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2014
Business Wire - Mon Aug 04, 2:00AM CDT
Rakuten, Inc. (TOKYO:4755) today announced consolidated financial reports (IFRS) for the six months ended June 30, 2014. The Rakuten Group achieved revenue of ¥276,602 million, a 14.8% year-on-year increase, in the first half of the current fiscal year. Operating income decreased 5.9% year on year to ¥44,776 million, due to continued advance investments in Internet Services and the impact of a slowdown in the stock market on the securities business, and net income attributable to owners of the parent company amounted to ¥23,086 million, down 9.9% compared to the same period of the previous year.
Rakuten Starts Global Scholarship Program for Students Around the World
Business Wire - Wed Jul 30, 7:01AM CDT
Rakuten, Inc. today announced that it has started an educational support scholarship program with the aim of providing support to students around the world who have the desire to study but are unable to due to financial limitations. This is the first scholarship-based educational development program for the company.
Rakuten to Acquire Stocks of Asia's Leading Online Market Research Fieldwork Agency, AIP
Business Wire - Thu Jul 17, 6:01AM CDT
Rakuten, Inc. today announced that it has reached a basic agreement with a group of shareholders, which includes the largest individual shareholder, of AIP Corporation ("AIP"
, a Tokyo-based leading online market research fieldwork agency in Asia, for the acquisition of its outstanding shares. Rakuten intends to make AIP a wholly owned subsidiary through the acquisition of the shares from existing shareholders. The acquisition price of the shares has not been disclosed. Naver says Line messenger app mulls IPO
By YOUKYUNG LEE - AP - Wed Jul 16, 3:57AM CDT
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Line Corp., the operator of a popular mobile messaging app, has submitted an IPO application to the Tokyo Stock Exchange but might also seek a New York listing, its parent company Naver Corp. said Wednesday.
Alibaba investment gives Tango a reason to dance
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE - AP - Thu Mar 20, 5:50AM CDT
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Tango is joining the conga line of mobile messaging services that have turned into hot commodities as more people use them to communicate and share photos, music and other content.
Global Online Retail Industry Report: Featuring Major Industry Players and Gives Forecasts up to 2017
M2 - Tue Mar 18, 9:45AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/99d7jt/global_online) has announced the addition of the "Global Online Retail Industry - Forecast, Opportunities & Trends 2013-2017" report to their offering. This report analyzes this high growth industry in its research report Global Online Retail Industry - Forecast, Opportunities & Trends 2013-2017. The report covers the following: - An analysis of the Global Online Retail Industry through industry definition, industry overview, value & segmentation analysis, industry sales analysis by product categories, region-wise analysis and country-wise sales analysis. An analysis of the global online retail industry through geography and category-wise analysis as well. Growth in mobile online retail is also analyzed along with the impact on store retailers and consumer issues. - An analysis of industry trends such as logistics and infrastructure, the emergence of China in the global online retail industry and others. - A Porter's Five Forces analysis on the Global Online Retail Industry. - An analysis of the major markets such as France, Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States through industry overview, industry value & segmentation analysis and an industry forecast. - Forecast of the global online retail industry till 2017. - An analysis of the major industry players such as Amazon.com, Apple Inc, eBay Inc, Staples Inc and others. This analysis of the Global Online Retail Industry is a comprehensive statistical and analytical study of this highly competitive industry. Companies Mentioned: - eBay Inc - Amazon.com - Apple Inc. - Barnes & Noble, Inc. - Best Buy Co., Inc. - Carrefour S.A. - Casino Guichard-Perrachon S.A. - Conrad Holding SE - Dixons Retail Plc - Home Retail Group Plc - Mercadolibre Inc - Otto (GmbH & Co KG) - Rakuten, Inc - Staples, Inc. - Tesco PLC - Verlagsgruppe Weltbild GmbH - Wal-Mart Stores, Inc For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/99...bal_online About Research and Markets Research and Markets is the world's leading source for international market research reports and market data. We provide you with the latest data on international and regional markets, key industries, the top companies, new products and the latest trends.
WhatsApp deal highlights suite of similar apps
By YOUKYUNG LEE - AP - Thu Feb 20, 6:52AM CST
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Facebook's announcement it is paying $19 billion in cash and stock to acquire WhatsApp is a milestone in the short history of mobile messaging apps. Hundreds of millions of people have downloaded such apps to their smartphones and tablets to chat and share photos and videos for free, making them potent rivals to Facebook. WhatsApp alone has 450 million active monthly users.
ViSenze Announces US$3.5 Million Series A Funding
PR Newswire - Tue Feb 18, 11:00PM CST
ViSenze Pte Ltd (www.visenze.com) today announced it has closed a US$3.5 million Series A round of financing led by Rakuten Ventures (the corporate venture capital unit of Rakuten Inc), with participation from new investors Walden International ("WI"
and UOB Venture Management ("UOBVM" . The investment comes within 7 months of the company's first announcement of its collaboration with Rakuten Taiwan. Japan net retailer Rakuten to buy Viber for $900M
By YURI KAGEYAMA - AP - Fri Feb 14, 5:23AM CST
TOKYO (AP) — Japan's Rakuten Inc. is buying Cyprus-based Viber Media, which operates a popular Internet phone application, for $900 million, fortifying the online retailer's social networking footprint.
Rakuten Acquires Viber for $900 million
Business Wire - Fri Feb 14, 12:40AM CST
Rakuten Inc (4755:Tokyo), one of the world's largest Internet services companies, announced today its acquisition of pioneering messaging and VoIP company, Viber. Rakuten will acquire Viber for a total consideration of $900 million. The acquisition represents another bold step for Rakuten into the digital content space, following its acquisitions of Kobo, Wuaki.tv, and Viki.
