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Ligatus
MergedCologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany · Founded 2005
51-200 employees
Sourced & current · updated Jul 15, 2026
Ligatus was a Cologne, Germany-based native advertising platform — leading native ads in Europe with 37B+ monthly impressions pre-acquisition. Acquired by Outbrain February 2019 from Gruner+Jahr (Bertelsmann subsidiary). Sunset/wound-down by Outbrain in 2020 as part of platform consolidation.
Where they sit
Stack tier: Infrastructure & Data (B)
Native Advertising
Was the leading native advertising platform in Europe by monthly impressions prior to its acquisition by Outbrain in 2019
Ownership
Parent: Teads