The Knot Worldwide, a New York-based wedding planning company, acquired Zankyou, a wedding marketplace company based in Madrid, Spain.
The amountt of the deal was not disclosed.
With the acquisition, The Knot Worldwide will further innovate and expand services to engaged couples and wedding vendors in europe and LATAM. The acquisition did not include Zankyou’s business in Portugal or any joint ventures.
Founded in 2008, Zankyou is a digital wedding planning company serving couples and wedding professions in more than 20 countries across the globe. Its core business offers inspiring content, a vendor marketplace, personalized wedding websites, planning tools and a gift registry to help couples plan their unique weddings.
Led by CEO Tim Chi, The Knot Worldwide provides an online wedding marketplace that connects couples with local wedding professionals and a comprehensive suite of personalized wedding websites, planning tools, invitations and registry services that make wedding planning easier for couples. Its wedding planning services are offered through its global wedding brands, including The Knot, WeddingWire, Bodas.net, Hitched.co.uk and Matrimonio.com.
The company is headquartered in Chevy Chase, Maryland with offices throughout the United States, and international offices in Barcelona, Spain; Galway, Ireland; Guangzhou, China; Gurgaon, India; and London, England.
FinSMEs
03/02/2023