Scout24

Scout24 SE is a German publicly-listed digital company headquartered in Munich, operating the online marketplace ImmoScout24.

ImmoScout24 serves as an online portal for real estate providers, owners, tenants, and buyers, attracting approximately 20 million visitors monthly to its website and app.

[8] On November 21, 2013, Telekom disclosed that it had divested 70 percent of its shares in Scout24 to Hellman & Friedman for EUR 1.5 billion.

[15] In December 2019, it was announced that Hellmann & Friedman would acquire the marketplaces AutoScout24, FinanceScout24, and Finanzcheck from Scout24 for EUR 2.9 billion in the first half of 2020.

However, "Scout" is not registered as a trademark, and by the end of 2012, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) had rejected an application by Scout24 International Management AG against owners of similar domains.