Carpool unicorn BlaBlaCar to buy a bus-booking platform in its 'biggest' acquisition yet

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BlaBlaCar sells a ride-sharing service for long-distance trips across Europe and other places like Russia and Brazil.

, with offices in Moscow, Kyiv and Warsaw. The acquisition will no doubt boost BlaBlaCar in its ambitions to grab a significant chunk of the ride-sharing market in Eastern Europe.or ride-hailing firm Yandex.Taxi, which itself is the result of a merger between Uber and Russian internet firm Yandex.

"We don't compete with Uber in any market, whether it's Europe or Latin America, and that's the same in Russia and Ukraine," Brusson said. BlaBlaCar focuses on intercity travel rather than the short-distance trips that players like Uber and Estonia's Bolt operate, he added.

The deal will see Busfor's 150 employees join BlaBlaCar, Brusson said. Busfor currently operates 7,000 bus carriers in its respective markets. The news follows Uber's

 

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