Google and Yahoo! interested in buying Trader Classified Media

Google and Yahoo!

Google and Yahoo! are both reported to be interested in buying Amsterdam-based Trader Classified Media, which owns nearly 600 classified ad publications and runs some 60 websites. The company is estimated to be worth about E1.3bn (&£883m).

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