Acquiring Company
CoStar Group
Acquired Company
Homes.com.au
Description
CoStar Group has acquired Homes.com.au for $22.8 million, marking a strategic expansion into the Australian property listings market. This acquisition signals CoStar's intent to reshape its local presence while pursuing a larger $3 billion takeover of Domain. The move aligns with CoStar's strategy of investing in strong, brandable web real estate ahead of expansion.
M&A Insights
Based on deal dataIntegration timeline
70% of M&A integrations take 12-24 months to complete
Tech stack consolidation
83% of merged companies consolidate technology vendors within first year
Post-acquisition investment
Companies increase IT spending by 23% on average after acquisitions
Success factor
M&A deals with strong technology integration plans are 2.5x more likely to succeed