The deal value was undisclosed but the price wasn’t material. The transaction marks a quiet exit for LivingSocial, which was valued at USD 6 billion back in 2011. 

Groupon has been moving away from its daily-deal roots, converting itself into an online marketplace, LivingSocial had turned to a strategy involving credit-card discounts at restaurants. 

Valued at USD 16.7 billion when it went public in 2011, Chicago-based Groupon had a market capitalization of USD 3.02 billion at Wednesday’s close.

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