eBay, the world's largest and best known internet auction company, has agreed to buy Internet Auction, the largest Korean online auction company, for $120 million in cash. With 2.8 million users, this price equates to almost $43 per registered user.
The deal is the latest example of global internet companies acquiring their Asian counterparts as one of the quickest ways to get growth. Although this deal will increase eBay's 2001 revenue by $20 million, it will actually diminish its...
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