Fusion Corporate Partners

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ACQUISITION 
FDN Database Reference:  F231109-310
 
Acquirer:  Yellow Pages Group
ACQ Web:  http://www.ypg.com
Other Web Links: Twitter 
Location:  Canada, Montreal, Quebec
Region:  North America
Description:  Yellow Pages Group publishes more than 340 Yellow Pages and residential print directories in Canada. YPG also owns and operates Canada’s most visited online directories – YellowPages.ca and Canada411.ca, along with CanadaPlus.ca, a network of seven local city sites. YellowPages.ca can be accessed on mobile devices atmobile.yp.ca. Yellow Pages Group is indirectly held by Yellow Pages Income Fund (TSX:YLO.UN).
Category:  Directory, Search
Contact 1:  Marc P. Tellier, President and Chief Executive Officer
Contact 2:  Christian M. Paupe, Executive Vice President – Corporate Services and Chief Financial Officer
Contact 3:  Nicolas Gaudreau, Vice President, Digital Media, Yellow Pages Group
 
Vendor:  Restaurantica
Web: http://www.restaurantica.com 
Other Web Links: Twitter  Blog  
Location:  Canada
Region:  North America

Description:  Established in 2003, Restaurantica currently lists some 400,000 restaurants, bars and cafes, with more than 200,000 user-generated reviews on these establishments in North America. Diners in local cities can search by specific neighbourhood and by cuisine type. Restaurantica receives more than 540,000 visits and over 1.7 million page views each month (source: Google Analytics, December 2009).

Category: Reviews, Dining
Contact:  Lance Mohring, President of Restaurantica
  
Aprox. Value:  Undisclosed
 
Details:  Yellow Pages Group (YPG) has completed the acquisition of Restaurantica, one of Canada’s largest growing restaurant and dining communities.This acquisition gives YPG the opportunity to further enhance its local content and meet users’ search needs to find trusted recommendations and reviews.

Link: Press Release