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Google to buy Russian ad firm ZAO Begun

Stephen Shankland CNET News

Published: 21 Jul 2008 08:52 BST

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Russian internet site Rambler Media has agreed to sell its advertising unit, ZAO Begun, to Google, and to use Google's technology for search and advertisements.

Rambler currently owns 50.1 percent of Begun, but will buy the remaining 49.9 percent from Bannatyne and then sell the entirety to Google for $140m (£70m) in cash, the company said on Friday. Of that total, $69.9m will go to Bannatyne, the company said. Rambler expects to end up with about $50m from the deal, which it will use for investments and potential acquisitions.

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The move marks an expansion of Google's effort to penetrate the Russian market, where portal Yandex still dominates search. Begun has more than 40,000 advertisers and includes more than 143,000 Russian-language sites in its partner network, Rambler said.

On the advertising side, Rambler will use Google's AdSense for Search and AdSense for Content programs.

"This agreement illustrates our commitment to investing in Russia, where online advertising is currently experiencing rapid growth," Mohammad Gawdat, Google's managing director for emerging markets, said in a statement. "We are very excited about the opportunity to deliver more relevant search and ads to users, and provide advertisers and publishers with better advertising technology to help them succeed in their own businesses."

Credit: Google acquires ad unit of Russia's Rambler from CNET News

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