The U.S. standard software group Intuit takes over Mailchimp, an all-in-one marketing platform for companies empowering customers to start and grow their businesses with marketing technology, customer support, and content. Founded in 2001 and based in Atlanta with offices in Brooklyn, Oakland, Vancouver, London, and Santa Monica, Mailchimp has 1,200+ employees and is privately held. Intuit has agreed to pay total consideration of approximately $12 billion, subject to customary adjustments for transactions of this nature.
The total consideration includes approximately $300 million of assumed Mailchimp employee transaction bonuses that will be issued in the form of restricted stock units, expensed over three years. The remaining consideration payable to Mailchimp’s equity holders will be payable in approximately equal parts of cash and Intuit common stock, with the shares of Intuit common stock being valued at $562.61 per share, calculated as the average of the daily volume-weighted average sales price per share for Intuit common stock for the five trading days ending on September 8, 2021. The per share price of these shares has been fixed as of the signing date. The aggregate value of these shares will fluctuate based on changes in our share price between the signing date and the closing date. Following the close of the transaction Intuit will also issue $200 million of restricted stock units to Mailchimp employees, of which $140 million will be expensed over four years, and $60 million will be expensed over six months.
Intuit expects the cash consideration to be financed through cash on hand and new debt of approximately $4.5 billion to $5.0 billion. The transaction is expected to close prior to the end of Intuit’s second quarter fiscal 2022.
Source: https://www.intuit.com/company/press-room/press-releases/2021/intuit-to-acquire-mailchimp/
