(Reuters) - Media mogul Barry Diller's IAC said on Sunday that its Ask.com unit has acquired information website About.com from the New York Times Company for $300 million in cash.
IAC's bid, which Reuters had flagged earlier, came in above a $270 million offer from Answers.com that the Times Co had preliminarily accepted.
"The About.com acquisition is completely in line with IAC's M&A strategy of acquiring, at disciplined valuations, companies that are complementary and synergistic with both our existing businesses and our areas of expertise," IAC CEO Greg Blatt said in a press release.
Times Co has been selling non-core businesses in recent years in an effort to focus its resources around its flagship newspaper and accompanying website.
Times Co bought About.com, a network of articles written about specialty topics ranging from personal finance to pets, in 2005 for $410 million. About.com makes its money by selling advertising against its content.
But About.com took a big hit after Google Inc
In December, Times Co also agreed to sell 16 regional newspapers in a deal valued at roughly $145 million.
(Reporting by Olivia Oran; Editing by Chris Gallagher)
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