Yelp Acquires Qype for 50M
Summary
The transaction amounted to $50m: Yelp is paying €18.6m euro for the Hamburg, Germany-based company, in addition to 970,000 shares of its Class A common stock (for a total purchase price of approximately $50m).Commenting on the deal on his blog (read here), Ian Brotherston, CEO, Qype, said: “Our users reviews and opinions will be amplified as we become part of a much bigger and broader platform“.Founded in July 2004 with the aim to connect people with local businesses.Yelp has expanded in major cities across the US, Canada, UK, Ireland, France, Germany, Austria, The Netherlands, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Belgium, Australia, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Singapore and Poland.Yelpers have written more than 30 million local reviews on everything (from boutiques and mechanics to restaurants and dentists).