CoStar Group to acquire Domain for $1.92B
- CoStar Group, a US real estate data company, agreed on May 9, 2025, to acquire Australia's Domain Holdings for $1.92 billion in a binding deal.
- The acquisition follows CoStar's February purchase of 16.9% of Domain shares and Domain’s board unanimously recommending the deal pending regulatory approval.
- The transaction values Domain at A$4.43 per share, a 4.2% premium, with Nine Entertainment, Domain's 60% owner, supporting the takeover and possible special dividends.
- Nine expects about A$1.4 billion cash proceeds and said the offer 'appropriately reflects the strategic value' of its Domain stake, subject to an independent expert’s approval.
- The deal, pending Foreign Investment Review Board approval, is expected to close in Q3 2025 and could reshape the Australian real estate digital market landscape.
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Nine Strikes $2.7 Billion Deal to Sell Domain to US Property Giant
Nine Entertainment announced on May 9 that it had entered into a binding deal with U.S.-based CoStar Group to sell its entire stake in Domain, one of Australia’s largest real estate portals. The agreement, known as a scheme implementation deed, outlines the process for CoStar, valued at US$32 billion, to acquire Domain at $4.43 per share. Domain currently has a market capitalisation of around $2.7 billion. The transaction is expected to be final…
US real estate firm CoStar to buy Australia’s Domain in a $1.9 billion deal
(Reuters) – Australia’s Domain Holdings said on Friday U.S. online real estate firm CoStar would acquire the property classifieds company for an implied enterprise value of A$3 billion ($1.92 billion). Under the deal, CoStar and its unit, which already owns a 16.9% stake in Domain, will acquire the remaining shares in the company at A$4.43 apiece, a 4.2% premium to the stock’s last closing price on Thursday. Domain may also decide to declare a s…
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