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M&A · Industrials · Services-Business Services, NEC

Zip Co Ltd to acquire Sezzle Inc.

Announced Feb 28, 2022 · Terminated Jul 12, 2022

Deal value—
Premium22.0%To unaffected price
EV / Adj. EBITDA—
ConsiderationAll stock

Transaction

Acquirer
Zip Co Ltd
Target
Sezzle Inc. (SZL)
Buyer type
Strategic
Offer price per share
—
Enterprise value
—
Status
Terminated Jul 12, 2022

Deal protections

Break fee (target pays)
—
Reverse fee (buyer pays)
—
Go-shop
No-shop
Financing
—

Advisors

To the acquirer
BofA Securities, Evercore
To the target
Goldman Sachs

Sector context · Industrials

Comparable deals
57 in the prior 24 months
Premium
22.0% vs. 46.9% sector median
EV / Adj. EBITDA
Sector median 11.1x
Break fee
Sector median 2.8%

Timeline

  1. AnnouncedFeb 28, 2022
  2. TerminatedJul 12, 2022
Sources
  • 425 (EX-99.1) · Feb 28, 2022
  • 425 · Feb 28, 2022
  • 8-K · Feb 28, 2022

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.