Nextag sold 66% of the business for $ 830 million.

Another big deal is made in the USA. According to the Wall Street Journal, Providence Equity Partners Inc. acquired a 66% stake in Nextag Inc. for the amount of $ 830 million

Nextag Inc. is one of the leading players in the Comparison Shopping niche in the United States. Currently, the company's total value exceeds $ 1.2 billion. This deal set a new record for companies operating in the Comparison Shopping sector, previously this record belonged to the Dealtime / Epinions network (Shopping.com) for which in 2005 Ebay Inc. laid out about $ 620 million

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