AMSTERDAM, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Prosus (PRX.AS), the Dutch-based technology investor, said on Friday it has agreed to sell its Russian online marketplace Avito for 151 billion roubles ($2.46 billion), to Kismet Capital Group.
The buyer, Russian investment firm Kismet, was founded by Ivan Tavrin, former CEO of telecoms company MegaFon.
Several Western companies opting to exit the Russian market have taken significant financial losses in doing so.
"Our goal has been to manage the sale of the business in a responsible and structured way," Naspers said in a statement.
"We believe that this is best achieved through this deal.”Avito, Russia's largest online marketplace, has around 5,000 employees and 90 million users.