Business.com acquired for $345 million
R.H. Donnelley Corporation, one of the nation’s leading Yellow Pages and online local commercial search companies, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Business.com, a leading business search engine and directory and pay-per-click advertising network.
Under the terms of the agreement, R.H. Donnelley will acquire Business.com for $345 million in cash and deferred purchase consideration. The deal is expected to close in the third quarter of 2007.
Through this transaction, R.H. Donnelley will add to its existing interactive portfolio a rapidly growing and profitable business-to-business company, with online properties that include Business.com, Work.com and the Business.com Advertising Network.
“With this transaction R.H. Donnelley takes another significant step forward in the online local commercial search marketplace,” said David C. Swanson, chairman and CEO of R.H. Donnelley Corporation. “Upon closing, we will immediately gain a profitable business-to-business vertical that is widely recognized as one of the leaders in the market.
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