Editing RentPath (section)

=== Acquisition by TPG Capital and shift toward real estate ===
In 2011, [[TPG Capital]] bought Primedia for $525 million,<ref>{{cite news | title=After 22 Years — 22 Years! — K.K.R. Is Exiting Primedia | first=Peter | last=Lattman | url=https://dealbook.nytimes.com/2011/05/16/after-22-years-22-years-k-k-r-is-exiting-primedia/ | work=[[The New York Times]] |date=May 16, 2011}}</ref> taking the company private and delisting it from the [[New York Stock Exchange]]. In 2012, Primedia acquired [[rent.com]] from [[eBay]].<ref>{{cite press release | url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20120322006615/en/PRIMEDIA-Acquire-Rent.com-eBay | title=PRIMEDIA to Acquire Rent.com from eBay Inc. | publisher=[[Business Wire]] | date=March 22, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://techcrunch.com/2012/03/22/ebay-sells-off-real-estate-listings-site-rent-com-to-primedia/ | title=eBay Sells Off Real Estate Listings Site Rent.com To Primedia | first=Leena | last=Rao | work=[[TechCrunch]] | date=March 22, 2012}}</ref>

In 2013, the company changed its name to '''RentPath'''. In 2014 it acquired Lovely for $13 million.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://techcrunch.com/2014/04/02/tpgs-rentpath-buys-lovely-for-13m-to-expand-from-property-search-into-full-rental-services/ | title=TPG's RentPath Buys Lovely For $13M To Expand From property search into full rental services | first=Ingrid | last=Lunden | work=[[TechCrunch]] | date=April 2, 2014}}</ref>

In 2014, [[Providence Equity Partners]] LLC acquired 50% of the company.<ref>{{cite news 
| url=https://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2014/10/22/providence-equity-tpg-become-equal-partners-in.html | title=Providence Equity, TPG become equal partners in RentPath | first=Phil W. | last=Hudson | work=[[American City Business Journals]] | date=October 22, 2014}}</ref>

In July 2015, former CEO of [[Autotrader.com]], Chip Perry, was named president and CEO of RentPath. He succeeded Charles Stubbs, who remained on the RentPath board of directors.<ref>{{cite web | title=Former AutoTrader CEO Chip Perry named RentPath CEO | url=https://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2015/07/13/former-autotrader-ceo-chip-perry-named-rentpath.html | work=[[American City Business Journals]] | date=July 13, 2015}}</ref> In November 2015, Chip Perry stepped down as president and CEO of RentPath, to take over as CEO of TrueCar.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.autonews.com/article/20151123/OEM02/151129953/chip-perry-truecar-s-new-ceo-seeks-to-rebuild-dealers-trust | title=Chip Perry, TrueCar's new CEO, seeks to rebuild dealers' trust | first=DAVID | last=UNDERCOFFLER | work=[[Automotive News]] | date=November 23, 2015}}</ref>

RentPath named Marc P. Lefar as President and CEO on April 4, 2016.<ref>{{cite press release | url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/rentpath-names-marc-lefar-as-president-and-chief-executive-officer-300245613.html | title=RentPath Names Marc Lefar as President and Chief Executive Officer | publisher=[[PR Newswire]] | date=April 4, 2016}}</ref>