M&A
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.75
Zeta acquires Apptness digital survey platform for $41M upfront cash and stock
Zeta Global Holdings Corp.
- Upfront consideration: $17.9M cash plus $23M in Zeta shares (closing price Sept 30, 2021), subject to working capital adjustment.
- Earn-out up to $22M over 3 years (50% cash, 50% stock) based on business performance; $1.75M indemnity holdback released in 18 months.
- Adds 45M+ monthly high-fidelity consumer behavioral signals to Zeta Data Cloud; tech integrated into Zeta Marketing Platform.
- Expected to be accretive to platform revenue and lower cost of revenue as a percentage of revenue.
- Apptness team joins Zeta, adding specialized sales capacity; platform available to Zeta's 6M+ publisher websites.