Completion of Acquisition of Duproprio/ComFree

RNS Number : 9764T
Purplebricks Group PLC
09 July 2018
 

9 July 2018

Completion of Acquisition of Duproprio/ComFree

 

Further to the announcement of 2 July 2018, Purplebricks Group plc (LSE: PURP) confirms that the acquisition of Duproprio/ComFree completed on 6 July.

Commenting on the acquisition, Michael Bruce, Global CEO of Purplebricks, said:

"Following the successful strategic investment of £125m in Purplebricks by Axel Springer we are pleased to have made this acquisition of what is the leading digital real estate business in Canada. We are excited to help them build upon the substantial market share they have achieved in Quebec and started to build in other parts of Canada."

 

Enquiries:

Purplebricks

+44 (0) 20 7457 2020

Michael Bruce, James Davies

 

 

 

Zeus Capital (NOMAD)

+44 (0) 20 3829 5000

Nicholas How, Benjamin Robertson

 

 

 

Peel Hunt (Broker)

+44 (0) 20 7418 8900

Dan Webster, George Sellar

 

 


Investec Bank (Broker)

+44 (0) 20 7597 5970

Keith Anderson, Carlton Nelson


 


Instinctif Partners

+44 (0) 20 7457 2020

David Simonson, Mark Reed, George Yeomans

 

 

For the purposes of this announcement, the terms Duproprio/ComFree shall mean Canadian corporation ByTheOwner Inc./DuProprio Inc., its holding company and the direct and indirect subsidiaries of such holding company.

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