Munich, Germany \u2014 Global Savings Group (GSG) and Pepper.com (Pepper) have signed an agree\u00adment to unite the worl\u00add\u2019s largest shop\u00adping commu\u00adnity with Euro\u00adpe\u2019s leading shop\u00adping recom\u00admen\u00adda\u00adti\u00adons and shop\u00adping rewards company. The tran\u00adsac\u00adtion repres\u00adents the largest deal in the indus\u00adtry in 2022 and crea\u00adtes a Euro\u00adpean cham\u00adpion with a global presence.<\/p>\n
Toge\u00adther, GSG and Pepper will form a multi\u00adna\u00adtio\u00adnal tech\u00adno\u00adlogy company that will empower shop\u00adpers in more than 20 markets to make better purcha\u00adsing decis\u00adi\u00adons. GSG and Pepper will jointly operate the worl\u00add\u2019s largest shop\u00adping commu\u00adnity, shop\u00adping refer\u00adral and rewards plat\u00adform, connec\u00adting brands and retail\u00aders with consu\u00admers on more than 2 billion shop\u00adping trips annually.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are very exci\u00adted about this land\u00admark deal, which streng\u00adthens our leading posi\u00adtion in Europe. Toge\u00adther with Pepper, we will play an even more signi\u00adfi\u00adcant role in the daily lives of consu\u00admers and trans\u00adform and shape the future of our indus\u00adtry by crea\u00adting a unique, impactful and even more compre\u00adhen\u00adsive port\u00adfo\u00adlio of shop\u00adping solu\u00adti\u00adons with tremen\u00addous reach and bene\u00adfits for consu\u00admers, brands, retail\u00aders and media compa\u00adnies. Toge\u00adther we will expand our trans\u00adfor\u00adma\u00adtive influence and drive GSG\u2019s growth,\u201d says Dr. Gerhard Traut\u00admann, CEO of GSG.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur main focus has always been to provide our commu\u00adni\u00adties with the best and most compre\u00adhen\u00adsive shop\u00adping solu\u00adti\u00adons to save money. Our colla\u00adbo\u00adra\u00adtion with GSG will greatly acce\u00adle\u00adrate this process by enab\u00adling us to broa\u00adden our offe\u00adring. Toge\u00adther, we have more than 20 years of expe\u00adri\u00adence in helping people make better buying decis\u00adi\u00adons, and toge\u00adther we will provide even more rewar\u00adding shop\u00adping expe\u00adri\u00aden\u00adces. Our loyal custo\u00admers and many more will bene\u00adfit from our combi\u00adned content and tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgies,\u201d comm\u00adents Fabian Spiel\u00adber\u00adger, CEO of Pepper.<\/p>\n
GSG and Pepper are both market leaders in their fields and have expan\u00added their shop\u00adping solu\u00adti\u00adons through stra\u00adte\u00adgic acqui\u00adsi\u00adti\u00adons and orga\u00adnic growth. Follo\u00adwing the acqui\u00adsi\u00adtion of UK loyalty specia\u00adlist Pouch in 2018, GSG acqui\u00adred iGraal and Shoop, the leading French and German cash\u00adback provi\u00adders, in 2020 and 2021 respec\u00adtively, and most recently the Coupons.com brand and domain in the US. Pepper has always shared GSG\u2019s goal of conso\u00adli\u00adda\u00adting the indus\u00adtry\u2019s fast-growing market and has been expan\u00adding inter\u00adna\u00adtio\u00adnally since 2014. Today, Pepper opera\u00adtes market-leading social commerce plat\u00adforms such as Dealabs, hotuk\u00adde\u00adals and myde\u00adalz. Toge\u00adther, GSG and Pepper plan to deve\u00adlop and deploy addi\u00adtio\u00adnal tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgies to build the leading plat\u00adform for purcha\u00adsing solu\u00adti\u00adons and services and to conti\u00adnuously drive future growth in current and new markets and categories.<\/p>\n
About GSG
\nGSG is Euro\u00adpe\u2019s leading shop\u00adping rewards company with an inter\u00adna\u00adtio\u00adnal presence in more than 20 markets. The company\u2019s goal is to provide consu\u00admers with access to the best savings oppor\u00adtu\u00adni\u00adties, cash\u00adback, deals, product inspi\u00adra\u00adtion, reviews, ther\u00adeby enab\u00adling them to make opti\u00admal buying decis\u00adi\u00adons. Foun\u00added in 2012, GSG is head\u00adquar\u00adte\u00adred in Munich, Germany, and employs more than 700 people in 12 offices around the world.<\/p>\n
About Pepper
\nPepper.com is the worl\u00add\u2019s largest shop\u00adping commu\u00adnity. From its head\u00adquar\u00adters in Berlin and offices in Guad\u00ada\u00adla\u00adjara, London, Lyon and Winni\u00adpeg, Pepper Media Holding opera\u00adtes market-leading social commerce plat\u00adforms such as Dealabs, hotuk\u00adde\u00adals and myde\u00adalz, which are used by 25 million consu\u00admers each month and influence 12,000 purchase decis\u00adi\u00adons per minute. The company was foun\u00added in 2014 by Fabian Spiel\u00adber\u00adger and Paul Nikkel.<\/p>\n
Advi\u00adsor Global Savings Group: McDer\u00admott Will & Emery, Munich
\nDr. Phil\u00adipp Sch\u00e4uble (lead, employ\u00adment law), Dr. Gero Burwitz (tax law), Jilali Maazouz (employ\u00adment law, Paris); asso\u00adcia\u00adtes: Fran\u00adziska Leub\u00adner (employ\u00adment law), Anne-Lorraine M\u00e9reaux (employ\u00adment law, Paris)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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