EBAY eBay Inc

   By Kwanwoo Jun 
 

E-commerce platform eBay Inc. agreed to sell an 80.0% stake in its South Korean unit to retailer E-mart for about $3.0 billion, the companies said Thursday.

eBay said the deal valued its unit, which runs G-market, IAC and G-9 online markets, at $3.8 billion. The San Jose, Calif.-based company said it would still retain a 19.99% stake in its South Korean unit after the transaction.

E-mart, a retailer affiliated with the Shinsegae Group conglomerate in South Korea, said in a regulatory filing that its board had confirmed the agreement.

eBay's South Korean unit is the country's third-largest e-commerce business after Naver and Coupang Inc.

E-mart, a late comer to the e-commerce business, would become the second-largest e-commerce business in South Korea if it is combined with eBay's operations in the country, analysts said.

Write to Kwanwoo Jun at kwanwoo.jun@wsj.com

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June 24, 2021 04:26 ET (08:26 GMT)

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