M&A
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 1.00
Udemy to be acquired by Coursera in all-stock deal: 0.800 Coursera shares per Udemy share
Udemy, Inc.
- Each Udemy share converts into 0.800 Coursera shares; no fractional shares, cash in lieu.
- Udemy board unanimously approved; recommends stockholders vote for adoption.
- Insight Venture Partners (~26% of Udemy) and NEA/Andrew Ng (~12% of Coursera) entered voting agreements to support deal.
- Termination fee of $40.5M payable by Udemy to Coursera in certain circumstances, e.g., change of recommendation.
- Closing requires Udemy stockholder adoption, Coursera stockholder approvals, HSR clearance; target close by Dec 17, 2026 with possible extension.