Darberry and Qpod sell majority stakes to discount coupon company Groupon.
Groupon, a US-based website that offers daily discounts on products, is buying majority stakes in Japan and Russia-based peers.
In April, Groupon gained $135m in funding from Russia-based internet holding company Digital Sky Technologies, which is in turn part-owned by South Africa media company Naspers’ corporate venturing division.
Groupon has acquired a majority of Russia’s Darberry from eVenture Capital Partners, a venture capital firm spun out from German media group Bertelsmann. EVenture has retained a stake in Darberry and…
