Groupon has turned down Google’s acquisition offer of roughly $6 billion. It might be holding out for more money, but columnist Alex Salkever thinks it’s more likely to be aiming for a big IPO. Here’s why he believes its offeri…
Just as rumors swirl about a possible Google acquisition of Groupon, the rapidly growing two-year-old start-up made three recent acquisitions of its own.
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Just as rumors swirl about a possible Google acquisition of Groupon, the rapidly growing two-year-old start-up made three recent acquisitions of its own.
Continue reading Groupon Goes on Asian Buying Spree
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Some pundits have decried the Groupon model as easy to emulate, and predicted fierce competition and price wars. Web industry watcher Alex Salkever used to believe that, too — but not anymore. Here’s why.
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After rumors last month that Yahoo had offered to buy coupon service Groupon for between $1.5 billion and $3 billion, the company is seeking an undisclosed amount of venture-capital funding at a valuation of between $2 billion …