Japan's Rakuten Acquires Israeli Tech Company Viber for $900 Million

(Reuters) Japanese e-commerce company Rakuten said on Friday it will buy instant messaging app provider Viber Media Ltd. for $900 million. Rakuten said the purchase of Viber Media, run from Cyprus by Israeli entrepreneur Talmon Marco, will add 300 million users to its existing 200 million users.


2014-02-14 00:00:00

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