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Zoom Video Communications, Inc. to acquire Five9, Inc.

Announced Jul 19, 2021 · Terminated Oct 1, 2021

Deal value$14.70BEV $14.70B
Premium13.0%To unaffected price
EV / Adj. EBITDA—30.8x EV / Revenue
ConsiderationAll stock

Transaction

Acquirer
Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (ZM)
Target
Five9, Inc. (FIVN)
Buyer type
Strategic
Offer price per share
—
Enterprise value
$14.70B
Status
Terminated Oct 1, 2021

Deal protections

Break fee (target pays)
$450M · 3.1%
Reverse fee (buyer pays)
—
Go-shop
No-shop
Financing
—

Advisors

To the acquirer
Goldman Sachs
To the target
Qatalyst

Sector context · Tech

Comparable deals
35 in the prior 24 months
Premium
13.0% vs. 30.8% sector median
EV / Adj. EBITDA
Sector median 17.3x
Break fee
3.1% vs. 3.0% sector median

Timeline

  1. AnnouncedJul 19, 2021
  2. Proxy filedAug 26, 2021
  3. Definitive proxyAug 26, 2021
  4. Shareholder voteSep 30, 2021
  5. TerminatedOct 1, 2021

Valuation · fairness opinions

Discounted cash flow$109.47$240.87
Discounted cash flow$159.48$247.54
Discounted cash flow$124.28$195.33
Discounted cash flow$130.58$242.18
Discounted cash flow$116.87$224.63

Implied value per Five9, Inc. share by analysis, from Qatalyst.

Sources
  • 8-K (EX-99.1) · Jul 19, 2021
  • 425 (EX-99.1) · Jul 19, 2021

Adj. EBITDA is operating income + D&A + impairment, restructuring, deal costs and stock compensation, less any large gain on a sale, last twelve months, from the target's filings. Calculated by Castle, so it can differ from a bank's adjusted figure.

Prepared with Castle from public SEC EDGAR filings. Figures are extracted automatically; verify against the source documents. Not investment advice.