Catcha Group
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Catcha Group is an Asian based investment group thats controls a number of companies involved in media, new media and entertainment. The group was formed in 1999.
Portfolio
The company's portfolio of investments in which it is the largest shareholder include:- iProperty Group: a publicly listed company that owns online property portal websites in in Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Indonesia and has investments in India and the Philippines. Key shareholders besides Catcha Group include Seloger.com (a whollly owned subsidiary of Axel Springer AGAxel Springer AGAxel Springer AG is one of the largest multimedia companies in Europe, with more than 11,500 employees and with annual revenues of about €2.9 billion. The Company is active in a total of 36 countries, including Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic, Russia and Germany, France, Spain, Switzerland...
and Classified Ad Ventures. The company was listed on the Australian Stock ExchangeAustralian Stock ExchangeThe Australian Securities Exchange was created by the merger of the Australian Stock Exchange and the Sydney Futures Exchange in July 2006. It is the primary stock exchange group in Australia....
in September 2007 and as of August 2011 had a market capitalisation in excess of US$200m. - Catcha Media Berhad - a publicly listed new mediaNew mediaNew media is a broad term in media studies that emerged in the latter part of the 20th century. For example, new media holds out a possibility of on-demand access to content any time, anywhere, on any digital device, as well as interactive user feedback, creative participation and community...
group with operations online and in magazine publishing. The online division has a strategic alliance to represent all MicrosoftMicrosoftMicrosoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
online properties in Malaysia and also owns Malaysia's largest magazine publisher in terms of reach and number of titles. Key shareholders besides Catcha Group inculde Datuk Justin Leong (5.01%) and Star Publications (Malaysia) Berhad (4.9%). The company was listed on the Malaysian Stock Exchange in July 2010 and as of August 2011 had a market capitalisation in excess of US$30m. - Catcha Digital Asia - one of Asia's leading online advertising networks
- Dealmates.com - A leading Asian e-commerce site, co-funded by Intel Capital.
- Catcha Ventures: Catcha Group's private equity arm, focusing on online and digital businesses in the Asian region. It has numerous private investments.