TurboTax和QuickBooks等財稅軟件的開發(fā)商財捷集團(Intuit),同意以120億美元的現(xiàn)金和股票收購私營電子郵件營銷公司Mailchimp,并以此實現(xiàn)了兩家小企業(yè)服務(wù)提供商的合并。
這項在9月13日宣布的交易印證了彭博新聞社(Bloomberg News)之前的一篇報道。此次收購將豐富財捷的服務(wù)內(nèi)容,從而為尋求通過各種方式接觸和服務(wù)在線客戶的企業(yè)提供一臂之力。數(shù)十年來,財捷一直在為客戶提供QuickBooks會計軟件,并不斷為其補充類似于金融技術(shù)平臺Credit Karma提供的服務(wù),Credit Karma在2020年被財捷收購。
在整合Mailchimp之后,財捷將繼續(xù)利用小企業(yè)復(fù)蘇的東風,而這股東風曾經(jīng)幫助提升了QuickBooks和其他產(chǎn)品的銷量??蛻粼谛鹿谝咔閷?dǎo)致的中斷后開始恢復(fù)經(jīng)營,其中很多都首次實現(xiàn)了其賬本的數(shù)字化,而財捷一直都在利用這些機會。Mailchimp專注于數(shù)字營銷服務(wù),包括社交廣告、可購物鏈接和自動化產(chǎn)品。
財捷的首席執(zhí)行官薩?!す胚_齊在聲明中說:“我們將拓展公司的平臺,讓其在中小市場企業(yè)發(fā)展過程中扮演重要角色,此舉有助于中小企業(yè)克服自身面臨的最重要財務(wù)挑戰(zhàn)?!?/p>
彭博匯編的數(shù)據(jù)顯示,此次收購是財捷到目前為止規(guī)模最大的交易。位于加州山景城的財捷在2020年斥資71億美元收購了個人理財網(wǎng)站Credit Karma。
財捷由斯科特·庫克和湯姆·普羅克斯創(chuàng)建于1983年,并在十年后上市。其TurboTax產(chǎn)品已經(jīng)成為在線納稅申報服務(wù)的代名詞,但小企業(yè)服務(wù)在財捷的業(yè)務(wù)中所占的比重更大,而且不會出現(xiàn)類似的季節(jié)性波動。
Mailchimp的總部位于亞特蘭大,其前身是本·切斯特納特和丹·庫齊厄斯2001年成立的Rocket Science Group的網(wǎng)站設(shè)計機構(gòu)。1月,Mailchimp收購了短信息營銷平臺Chatitive Inc.,后者為企業(yè)與其客戶之間提供雙向的個性化交流服務(wù)。
財捷花費120億美元收購Mailchimp對切斯特納特和庫齊厄斯來說是一筆意外之財。數(shù)據(jù)提供商PitchBook稱,該公司沒有獲得外部資金或風投資本的支持。
此次收購有望在財捷的2022年第二財季末完成,而且會提振該財年全年的調(diào)整后每股收益。財捷稱,公司計劃通過手頭現(xiàn)金以及發(fā)行45億美元至50億美元的新債來支付此次交易所需的現(xiàn)金。
在聲明發(fā)布之前,財捷在紐約證券交易所(New York Stock Exchange)的股價下跌了1.8%至557.42美元。該公司的股價今年已經(jīng)上漲47%,將其市值推至1522億美元。
此次交易中,摩根士丹利(Morgan Stanley & Co.)擔任財捷的金融顧問,瑞生國際律師事務(wù)所(Latham & Watkins LLP)擔任其法律顧問。Mailchimp的金融顧問和法律顧問分別由 Qatalyst Partners和King & Spalding LLP擔任。(財富中文網(wǎng))
基爾·波特對此文亦有貢獻。
譯者:馮豐
審校:夏林
TurboTax和QuickBooks等財稅軟件的開發(fā)商財捷集團(Intuit),同意以120億美元的現(xiàn)金和股票收購私營電子郵件營銷公司Mailchimp,并以此實現(xiàn)了兩家小企業(yè)服務(wù)提供商的合并。
這項在9月13日宣布的交易印證了彭博新聞社(Bloomberg News)之前的一篇報道。此次收購將豐富財捷的服務(wù)內(nèi)容,從而為尋求通過各種方式接觸和服務(wù)在線客戶的企業(yè)提供一臂之力。數(shù)十年來,財捷一直在為客戶提供QuickBooks會計軟件,并不斷為其補充類似于金融技術(shù)平臺Credit Karma提供的服務(wù),Credit Karma在2020年被財捷收購。
在整合Mailchimp之后,財捷將繼續(xù)利用小企業(yè)復(fù)蘇的東風,而這股東風曾經(jīng)幫助提升了QuickBooks和其他產(chǎn)品的銷量??蛻粼谛鹿谝咔閷?dǎo)致的中斷后開始恢復(fù)經(jīng)營,其中很多都首次實現(xiàn)了其賬本的數(shù)字化,而財捷一直都在利用這些機會。Mailchimp專注于數(shù)字營銷服務(wù),包括社交廣告、可購物鏈接和自動化產(chǎn)品。
財捷的首席執(zhí)行官薩?!す胚_齊在聲明中說:“我們將拓展公司的平臺,讓其在中小市場企業(yè)發(fā)展過程中扮演重要角色,此舉有助于中小企業(yè)克服自身面臨的最重要財務(wù)挑戰(zhàn)?!?/p>
彭博匯編的數(shù)據(jù)顯示,此次收購是財捷到目前為止規(guī)模最大的交易。位于加州山景城的財捷在2020年斥資71億美元收購了個人理財網(wǎng)站Credit Karma。
財捷由斯科特·庫克和湯姆·普羅克斯創(chuàng)建于1983年,并在十年后上市。其TurboTax產(chǎn)品已經(jīng)成為在線納稅申報服務(wù)的代名詞,但小企業(yè)服務(wù)在財捷的業(yè)務(wù)中所占的比重更大,而且不會出現(xiàn)類似的季節(jié)性波動。
Mailchimp的總部位于亞特蘭大,其前身是本·切斯特納特和丹·庫齊厄斯2001年成立的Rocket Science Group的網(wǎng)站設(shè)計機構(gòu)。1月,Mailchimp收購了短信息營銷平臺Chatitive Inc.,后者為企業(yè)與其客戶之間提供雙向的個性化交流服務(wù)。
財捷花費120億美元收購Mailchimp對切斯特納特和庫齊厄斯來說是一筆意外之財。數(shù)據(jù)提供商PitchBook稱,該公司沒有獲得外部資金或風投資本的支持。
此次收購有望在財捷的2022年第二財季末完成,而且會提振該財年全年的調(diào)整后每股收益。財捷稱,公司計劃通過手頭現(xiàn)金以及發(fā)行45億美元至50億美元的新債來支付此次交易所需的現(xiàn)金。
在聲明發(fā)布之前,財捷在紐約證券交易所(New York Stock Exchange)的股價下跌了1.8%至557.42美元。該公司的股價今年已經(jīng)上漲47%,將其市值推至1522億美元。
此次交易中,摩根士丹利(Morgan Stanley & Co.)擔任財捷的金融顧問,瑞生國際律師事務(wù)所(Latham & Watkins LLP)擔任其法律顧問。Mailchimp的金融顧問和法律顧問分別由 Qatalyst Partners和King & Spalding LLP擔任。(財富中文網(wǎng))
基爾·波特對此文亦有貢獻。
譯者:馮豐
審校:夏林
Intuit, the maker of TurboTax and QuickBooks software, agreed to buy privately held email marketing firm Mailchimp for $12 billion in cash and stock, uniting two providers of services for small businesses.
The deal, announced in a statement on September 13 that confirmed an earlier Bloomberg News report, will bolster Intuit’s offerings for businesses looking for ways to reach and serve customers online. Intuit has offered QuickBooks accounting software to clients for decades, supplementing it with services such as Credit Karma, which it acquired in 2020.
By adding Mailchimp, Intuit is looking to build on a small-business recovery that has helped fuel sales of QuickBooks and other products. With customers getting operations back on track after Covid-19 disruptions—and many digitizing their books for the first time—Intuit has been able to capitalize. Mailchimp is focused on digital marketing services, including social advertising, so-called shoppable links and automation products.
“Expanding our platform to be at the center of small and mid-market business growth helps them overcome their most important financial challenges,” Intuit Chief Executive Officer Sasan Goodarzi said in the statement.
The planned transaction marks Intuit’s largest deal to date, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Mountain View, California-based Intuit paid $7.1 billion in 2020 for Credit Karma, a personal finance website.
Intuit was founded in 1983 by Scott Cook and Tom Proulx and went public a decade later. Its TurboTax product has become synonymous with online tax filing, but small-business services account for a larger part of Intuit’s business —and don’t suffer the same seasonal swings.
Atlanta-based Mailchimp traces its origins to a web design agency called the Rocket Science Group, which was founded in 2001 by Ben Chestnut and Dan Kurzius. In January, Mailchimp acquired SMS marketing platform Chatitive Inc., which allows two-way personalized communication between businesses and their customers.
The deal represents a windfall for Chestnut and Kurzius. The company has no outside funding or venture capital backing, according to data provider PitchBook.
The acquisition is expected to close before the end of Intuit’s fiscal second quarter of 2022, and to add to adjusted earnings per share for the full fiscal year, which ends in July. The company said it plans to finance the cash portion of the deal through cash on hand and new debt of approximately $4.5 billion to $5 billion.
Intuit shares fell 1.8% to $557.42 in New York before the announcement. The stock has gained 47% this year, giving the company a market value of $152.2 billion.
Morgan Stanley & Co. acted as financial adviser to Intuit on the deal, while Latham & Watkins LLP is its legal adviser. Mailchimp was advised by Qatalyst Partners and King & Spalding LLP.
With assistance from Kiel Porter.