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Acquisition of Advertising Technology Company Connextra
19 October 2005
Betgenius Limited, owner of the industry leading odds comparison
service bestbetting.com, has acquired Connextra Limited, the UKs
foremost provider of analytical and real time marketing tools for
online advertisers. The sale was completed for £1.74 million.
The combination of Betgenius and Connextra creates the pre-eminent
provider of marketing and data services to the gambling industry.
With 85% of Connextras clients in the gambling industry,
there are substantial opportunities for Betgenius to provide a wider
range of services to bookmakers, and develop innovative new products
for the gambling industry.
About Betgenius Limited
Betgenius maintains a database of odds from 34 leading Internet
bookmakers and betting exchanges including Ladbrokes, Coral, Betfair
and major European brands covering a huge range of sporting and non-sporting
events from horse racing and football to politics and financial
markets. Betgenius technology updates odds continuously, feeding
a database that typically contains at least 250,000 up-to-date odds.
Betgeniuss bestbetting.com covers more odds for more events
than any other odds comparison site.
Michael Hornung, Chairman of Betgenius said: "There
is a compelling fit between Betgenius and Connextra given the overlap
of customers, strategic directions and the strengths of the respective
teams. We are excited about the acquisition of Connextra and the
opportunity to develop additional high quality products and services."
Mark Locke, Connextra has grown its client base and now has wide distribution within the UK gambling industry and is growing rapidly in the rest of the World. As part of the Betgenius product portfolio we will integrate comprehensively with Connextra to offer unique and effective services for gambling focused clients."
Contact: Mark Locke, Commercial Director, Betgenius
Tel: +44 (0)7796 171959
Mark.Locke@betgenius.com
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