Rakuten Inc., which operates Japan’s largest online shopping service, will acquire U.S. Internet advertising company LinkShare Corp. for about $425 million.


Bloomberg Reports Rakuten Inc., which operates Japan’s largest online shopping service, will acquire U.S. Internet advertising company, LinkShare Corp. for about $425 million.

Morgan Stanley advised Rakuten, and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. advised LinkShare in the transaction, the release said.

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