Care.com Acquires Besser Betreut And Becomes The Largest Online Care Destination In The World

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Care.com Acquires Besser Betreut And

Becomes The Largest Online Care Destination

In The World

PR Newswire

WALTHAM, Massachusetts and BERLIN, July 11, 2012

WALTHAM, Massachusetts

and

BERLIN

,

July 11, 2012

/PRNewswire/ -- Care.com

(www.care.com), the largest and fastest-growing online service in the U.S. used

by families seeking high-quality care providers, announced today that it has

acquired Besser Betreut GmbH (www.betreut.de), the largest online destination

for care and service providers in

Europe

, creating the world's largest online

care destination. Terms of the transaction, which has been completed, were

not disclosed.

Based in

Berlin, Germany

, Betreut will become an operating unit of Care.com

and will continue under its current name, while also serving as Care.com's

European hub under the Care.com

Europe

banner. Steffen Zoller, Founder and

Co-CEO of Betreut and Manuel Nothelfer, Co-CEO of Betreut, will continue to

manage the organization, reporting to Ted Preston, General Manager,

International and SVP of Operations for Care.com.

In making the announcement, Sheila Lirio Marcelo, Founder and CEO of

Care.com, said, "We have always believed that care is a global issue. By

bringing together Betreut and its extensive international operations with

Care.com, our leadership position in the U.S., and our new operations in the

U.K. and

Canada

, we are creating a dynamic portal for families around the

world that provides best-in-class services to help families find the local care

they need."

Ms. Marcelo continued, "Steffen and Manuel have built a terrific team that

shares our passion for what we do, and those shared values make this a

perfect organizational fit, as well as a business fit. We look forward to bringing

our teams together and building upon our experiences to create an even more

robust solution for families everywhere."

Mr. Zoller said, "Both Care.com and Betreut were founded on the belief that it

simply must be easier for families to find suitable, affordable care. Be it child

care, elder care or pet care, the need is universal but the challenges families

face in each market can differ. By blending Betreut's European expertise with

Care.com's U.S. expertise we hope to become even more adept at speaking to

each market's care challenges and providing a solution for care beyond

boundaries."

Mr. Nothelfer commented, "The need for quality care solutions doesn't just

impact the home; it has a documented impact in the workplace for both

employees and employers alike. Care.com is a leader in providing solutions for

U.S. employers and we at Betreut have begun to address this market in

Europe

.

We believe that the combination of our resources and experience will enable us

to roll out these services to more corporations across more markets much

more rapidly."

Founded in 2006, Care.com currently counts close to 5 million families and

providers in the U.S. and its recently launched operations in the UK (

April 2012

)

and

Canada

(

July 2012

). Betreut, which was founded in 2007, has

approximately 2 million members and providers across more than 15 countries,

including

Germany

,

Austria

,

Switzerland

,

France

, Scandinavia,

the Netherlands

,

and

Belgium

.

Both Care.com and Betreut help families address the unique lifecycle of care

needs that every family goes through – child care, including special needs;

senior care, pet care; housekeeping, and tutoring. Additionally, both companies

have units devoted to providing these services to employers as part of

employee benefit programs.

About Care.com, Inc.:

Founded in 2006, Care.com, Inc. (www.care.com) is the largest and fastest-

growing service used by families seeking care providers, providing a place to

easily connect with hundreds of thousands of care providers, share caregiving

experiences and get advice. The company helps families address the unique

lifecycle of care needs that they go through - child care, senior care, special-

needs care, tutoring, pet care, housekeeping and more. Care.com also

provides tools and information to help families make safer and more informed

decisions throughout the search and hiring process, including monitored

messaging, access to background checks, recorded references, and an online

safety guide. Fortune 500 companies, educational institutions, technology

companies, and professional services firms offer Care.com memberships as a

benefit to employees through its Workplace Solutions program.

About Besser Betreut GmbH:

Besser Betreut GmbH offers a service to help families find the care they need

and help care providers find quality jobs. In more than 15 European countries,

families can find care solutions across a range of areas including child care,

senior care, and pet care, as well as housekeeping and garden help. And,

through its Aupairnet24 brand, the company manages a global Aupair internet

platform. In addition, numerous international companies and research

organizations use the Besser Betreut Corporate Services, which enable

employers to offer Besser Betreut's care solutions as employee benefits.

Besser Betreut are available to hundreds of thousands of workers in German

speaking countries alone. The company is currently based in

Berlin

and

employs around 100 people from around the world.

Contacts:

In the U.S.:

In Germany:

Nancy Bushkin/Care.com

Madita Paiva/Edelman GmbH for Care.com

[e-mail]

[e-mail]

[phone]

[phone]

In the U.K.:

Sigrid Daniel/Care.com

[e-mail]

[phone]