Groupon Inc. is weighing whether to sell itself to Google Inc. or to proceed with a round of fundraising that may value the daily coupon company at more than $3 billion, said two people with knowledge of the matter.
Google and Groupon have held talks about an acquisition, said the people, who asked to remain anonymous because the discussions are private. Groupon management met this week and is leaning toward a sale, though the company may take until the end of the year to make a final decision, one of the people said.