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Three patterns run through News's acquisitions — what it looks for, how it pays, and how it folds in what it buys.
21 acquisitions — each with the deal value, financing structure, target revenue, and executive commentary where disclosed.
Acquired the social news agency (US$19 million cash plus a contingent earn-out) to strengthen News Corp's video and verified user-generated content capabilities across its News and Information Services segment.
The Storyful acquisition complements the Company's existing video capabilities, including the creation and distribution of original and on-demand programming such as WSJ Live and BallBall.
HarperCollins bought the women's fiction publisher from Torstar Corporation, extending its global book-publishing platform particularly across Europe and Asia Pacific. US$414 million (net of cash acquired).
Harlequin is a leading publisher of women's fiction and extends HarperCollins' global platform, particularly in Europe and Asia Pacific.
Acquired all outstanding shares of the operator of realtor.com for $21.00 per share, expanding News Corp's digital real estate services into the U.S.; REA Group took a 20% interest at closing. US$952 million total transaction value (US$21.00/share).
Move is a leading provider of online real estate services, and the acquisition expanded the Company's digital real estate services business into the U.S., one of the largest real estate markets.
Data-driven digital incentives company that gave News America Marketing a receipt-recognition mobile app for delivering personalized packaged-goods marketing campaigns. ~US$23 million (US$13M cash + US$10M deferred).
Acquired the global video-advertising distribution platform to deliver branded video advertising across websites and mobile devices within News and Information Services. ~GBP60 million (~US$90 million) cash, plus up to ~US$86M contingent.
Unruly is a leading global video distribution platform that is focused on delivering branded video advertising across websites and mobile devices.
Acquired a 92% interest in the 3D-visualization and digital-sales technology provider to bolster the Digital Real Estate Services segment's product tools for property marketing. ~US$40 million (92% interest).
REA Group lifted its stake from 22.7% to ~86.9%, extending its market-leading Australian property portal business into fast-growing Southeast Asian markets. ~A$482 million (~US$340 million) cash.
The acquisition of iProperty extends REA Group's market leading business in Australia to attractive markets throughout Southeast Asia.
REA Group acquired Australia's market-leading share-accommodation listing site, extending its reach into the growing shared-accommodation category. US$19 million cash (plus up to US$15M contingent).
Acquired the operator of talkSPORT and a portfolio of U.K./Ireland radio stations at 315 pence per share, broadening News Corp's U.K. media services and aligning with The Sun and The Times. ~GBP220 million (~US$285 million) equity; US$308 million total transaction value.
Wireless Group operates talkSPORT, the leading sports radio network in the U.K., and a portfolio of radio stations in the U.K. and Ireland.
Acquired a portfolio of regional print titles and websites from HT&E Limited, extending News Corp Australia's newspaper reach into new geographic regions.
REA Group acquired an 80.3% interest in one of Australia's premier mortgage-broking franchise groups, adding scale to its financial-services business. ~A$70 million (~US$55 million) for 80.3% interest.
Smartline is one of Australia's premier mortgage broking franchise groups, and the acquisition provides REA Group's financial services business with greater scale and capability.
REA Group acquired the property-data services provider serving the financial sector, allowing it to deliver richer property data and insights to customers. ~A$130 million (~US$100 million).
Acquired the real-estate technology platform (a Move subsidiary) that matches home buyers and sellers with agents in real time, broadening realtor.com's lead-generation portfolio. ~US$210 million total transaction value.
Opcity, a market-leading real estate technology platform that matches qualified home buyers and sellers with real estate professionals in real time.
Acquired the DIY-landlord and tenant platform to help realtor.com expand into the rentals space and grow its audience of landlords and renters. ~US$36 million initial cash (net of cash), plus up to US$8M contingent.
News Corp and REA Group acquired a controlling interest in the operator of Housing.com, Makaan.com and PropTiger, positioning REA at the forefront of India's real-estate digitization. US$138 million total purchase price (controlling interest).
The acquisition of REA India allows REA Group to be at the forefront of long-term growth opportunities within India and the digitization of the real estate sector.
Dow Jones acquired the digital-first financial news and research business (Investors.com), adding proprietary investing data and tools for professional and retail investors. US$275 million cash.
The acquisition expands Dow Jones's offerings with the addition of proprietary data and tools to help professional and retail investors identify top-performing stocks.
HarperCollins acquired the Books & Media segment of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, adding a deep backlist of children's, young adult and reference titles plus a productions business. US$349 million cash.
REA Group acquired the leading Australian mortgage-broking business, complementing its Smartline footprint and accelerating its financial-services strategy at national scale. ~A$244 million (~US$183 million) cash.
Dow Jones acquired the energy pricing, news and analytics business from S&P Global and IHS Markit, making it a leading provider of energy and renewables information. US$1.15 billion cash.
The acquisition enables Dow Jones to become a leading provider of energy and renewables information and furthers its goal of building the leading global business news and information platform for professionals.
Dow Jones acquired the base-chemicals pricing, insights and forecasting business from S&P Global, extending its professional-information platform into chemicals markets. US$295 million cash.
The acquisition enables Dow Jones to become a leading provider of base chemicals information and furthers its goal of building the leading global business news and information platform for professionals.
Move/realtor.com acquired the real-estate agent marketplace that matches sellers and buyers with local agents who compete for their business, expanding seller and listing-agent services. ~US$45 million closing cash (plus up to US$15M contingent).