Discussion Ask HN: Did I miss a thread about this $900M acquisition? Media.net acquired for $900M in mega ad-tech deal. Announced about 3 days ago.Official announcement:http://www.media.net/en/pressCoverage at various other sources:https://techcrunch.com/2016/08/22/media-net-acquired-for-900m-in-mega-ad-tech-deal/http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-08-22/yahoo-ad-partner-media-net-sells-to-china-group-for-900-millionIn my recollection, this is probably the largest exit in the Internet space where the company was not VC backed so I find this particularly interesting. What do you all think about this? 7 points webtechgal 10 years ago 8 comments
Official announcement:
http://www.media.net/en/press
Coverage at various other sources:
https://techcrunch.com/2016/08/22/media-net-acquired-for-900m-in-mega-ad-tech-deal/
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-08-22/yahoo-ad-partner-media-net-sells-to-china-group-for-900-million
In my recollection, this is probably the largest exit in the Internet space where the company was not VC backed so I find this particularly interesting. What do you all think about this?