M&A
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.90
Marathon Digital acquires two Bitcoin mining sites for $178.6M; portfolio capacity +56% to 910 MW
MARA Holdings, Inc.
- Purchase price $178.6M ($458k/MW) for 390 MW sites in Granbury, TX and Kearney, NE; to be paid in cash from balance sheet.
- Transaction increases portfolio from 584 MW to 910 MW (56% gain); Marathon becomes owner of fully owned sites for first time.
- 82 MW vacant for immediate expansion; expects cost per coin reduction of ~30% at these sites.
- Plans to double operational hash rate to ~50 EH over 18-24 months; no financing contingency.
- Closing expected Q1 2024, subject to HSR and other conditions; reverse termination fee $9.0125M.