SingTel to Buy Two Digital Ad Companies for $359M

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SingTel to Buy Two Digital Ad Companies

SingTel to Buy U.S.-Based Companies for $359 Million

P.R. VENKAT

June 10, 2014 9:00 p.m. ET

SINGAPORE— SingTel, Z74.SG 0.00% Southeast Asia’s largest telecommunications company, will buy two U.S.-based digital advertising companies for $359 million, as it seeks to expand its footprint in the highly lucrative digital ad market.

The acquisition is being made by SingTel’s unit, Amobee, which will pay $209 million to buy Adconion’s North American and Australian assets. Amobee will also pay an additional $150 million to buy San Francisco-based Kontera Technologies Inc., SingTel said in a statement Wednesday.

Adconion, which has its primary operations in the U.S. and Australia and countsAT&T, T -0.20% Adidas and Toyota Motor 7203.TO +0.60% among its clients, makes ads for video, email and social networking platforms. The company’s revenue for the 2013 was $185 million, SingTel said. Kontera, which tracks content on social media sites, reported $26 million in revenue in 2013. It also has a research and development center in Israel.

 

SingTel says to buy digital advertisers for $359 million

8:41pm EDT

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore Telecommunications Ltd (STEL.SI: Quote,Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) said on Wednesday it plans to buy two U.S.-based advertising companies for a total of $359 million to strengthen its digital marketing profile.

Amobee Group Pte Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SingTel, plans to acquire the entire stake of Adconion Direct North America and Adconion Australia for $209 million, excluding debt and subject to working capital adjustments.

SingTel also plans to take over Kontera Technologies, Inc., a digital content intelligence and marketing technology company based in the United States, for about $150 million, subject to working capital adjustments.

The largest telecommunications operator in Southeast Asia will also provide up to $20 million and $5.8 million respectively, to each company to retain key staff.

The transactions are subject to fulfillments of certain conditions, SingTel said in a statement.

 

Filed under Macro Trends, TMT Trends

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