M&A
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.65
Advantage Solutions to sell Jun Group to Verve Group for $185M; proceeds to pay down debt
Advantage Solutions Inc.
- Gross proceeds of ~$185M; $130M cash at close plus two installments at 12 and 18 months post-close.
- Jun Group comprised <5% of 2023 consolidated gross revenue and <10% of 2023 Adjusted EBITDA.
- Advantage expects low single-digit growth in FY2024 revenue and Adjusted EBITDA excluding divestitures.
- Sale follows recent divestitures of Strong Analytics, The Data Council, Adlucent, Atlas Technology, and foodservice businesses.
- Company remains committed to reducing net leverage ratio to below 3.5x.