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M&A · Tech · Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc.

Cadent, LLC to acquire AdTheorent Holding Company, Inc.

Announced Apr 1, 2024 · Closed Jun 21, 2024

Deal value$324MEV $254M
Premium—To unaffected price
EV / Adj. EBITDA16.3x1.5x EV / Revenue
ConsiderationAll cash$3.21 per share

Transaction

Acquirer
Cadent, LLC
Target
AdTheorent Holding Company, Inc.
Buyer type
Strategic
Offer price per share
$3.21
Enterprise value
$254M
Status
Closed Jun 21, 2024

Deal protections

Break fee (target pays)
$11.4M · 3.5%
Reverse fee (buyer pays)
—
Go-shop
Go-shop
Financing
Committed · RBC Capital Markets

Advisors

To the acquirer
Moelis
To the target
Canaccord Genuity

Sector context · Tech

Comparable deals
55 in the prior 24 months
Premium
Sector median 46.0%
EV / Adj. EBITDA
16.3x vs. 15.9x sector median
Break fee
3.5% vs. 3.0% sector median

Timeline

  1. AnnouncedApr 1, 2024
  2. Proxy filedApr 30, 2024
  3. Definitive proxyMay 20, 2024
  4. Shareholder voteJun 18, 2024
  5. ClosedJun 21, 2024

Valuation · fairness opinions

Discounted cash flow$2.56$2.99
Offer $3.21

Implied value per AdTheorent Holding Company, Inc. share by analysis, from Canaccord Genuity · DCF discount rate 15.5%–17.5%.

Sources
  • 8-K (EX-99) · Apr 1, 2024
  • 8-K · Apr 1, 2024
  • 8-K (EX-99.1) · Jun 21, 2024

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.