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Rakuten buys Overdrive
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Thu, 19 Mar 2015 13:44:46 -0400
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From: Ann Shumelda Okerson <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2015 09:46:43 -0400

See Gary Price's (INFOdocket) coverage of the (significant) sale of
Overdrive to Rakuten (Japanese parent company).

" Rakuten, Inc. (TOKYO:4755), one of the world’s largest Internet
services companies, today announced it has agreed to fully acquire
OverDrive Holdings, Inc., operator of OverDrive, Inc., a leading eBook
and audiobook content marketplace and sharing economy pioneer, for a
total consideration of $410 million in cash."

http://global.rakuten.com/corp/news/press/2015/0319_01.html

http://www.infodocket.com/2015/03/19/official-statement-overdrive-sold-to-japans-rakuten/

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