- Business
- Auction Technology Group plc (ATG.L) operates world-leading online marketplaces and proprietary auction platform technology that connect auction houses with bidders globally for curated auctions in the art & antiques and industrial & commercial sectors. The company powers 10 digital marketplaces including thesaleroom.com, liveauctioneers.com, lot-tissimo.com, EstateSales.NET, BidSpotter.com, BidSpotter.co.uk, proxibid.com, i-bidder.com, Chairish, and others; offers auction services such as Wavebid for auction house management, Auction Mobility for customized digital auction software and e-commerce solutions, Global Auction Platform for real-time audio/video broadcasting, and Antiques Trade Gazette as an industry trade publication; and provides value-added solutions including atgPay for integrated payments, atgShip for shipping, and atgAMP for digital marketing. Founded in 1971 and headquartered in London at the Harlequin Building, 65 Southwark Street, ATG serves auctioneers and bidders across 170 countries with offices in the United Kingdom, United States (New York, Omaha, Lehi, Jackson), and Germany (Hamburg), facilitating over 88,000 auctions and 7 million lots sold annually while supporting approximately 3,900 auction houses. In recent developments, ATG completed the acquisition of LiveAuctioneers to expand its North American presence and integrate payments technology across its platforms; announced the acquisition of Chairish in August 2025 to strengthen its position in the art & antiques market, add 4.5 million monthly visits, and realize approximately $8 million in operational synergies by FY27; and continues to enhance its marketplace network effects through cross-listing capabilities and bidder reach in over 160 countries.