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Issuer:     LIQUIDITY SERVICES INC (LQDT)
CIK:        0001235468
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-10-01T20:07:52+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-26-410662
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.60
Item codes: 1.01, 2.01, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4.1-flash:cloud@v2

Liquidity Services closes $80M cash acquisition of Auction Holdings (Invaluable, AuctionZip)
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- Base purchase price $80M cash on a debt-free, cash-free basis, funded with cash on hand; $9.4M deposited into escrow for indemnification and downward purchase-price adjustments.
- Target operates Invaluable, AuctionZip and RFC Auction Systems; ~4 million registered bidders and more than $500M of gross merchandise sales in FY ended December 31, 2025.
- Liquidity Services expects the deal to be accretive to GAAP and Non-GAAP Adjusted Diluted EPS in FY27; Invaluable targets the $10B+ collectibles, art and antiques market.
- Escrow portions scheduled for release after the 12-month and three-year anniversaries; key employees signed 12- or 24-month noncompete/non-solicitation agreements.
- Invaluable's leadership team, including CEO Brett Malone, is expected to remain post-close; Malone cited AI, shipping and payments roadmap expansions.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1235468/000119312526410662/0001193125-26-410662-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1235468/000119312526410662/lqdt-20261001.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-410662

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