Both companies have seen their share price plummet this year and have decided to join forces.
Israeli company ironSource is merging with game development platform Unity Software. ironSource went public a year ago on NYSE through a SPAC merger at a valuation of $11.1 billion. The merged company is aiming to reach $1 billion in EBITDA by the end of 2024. The company, which employs 1,500 people, has been valued at $4.4 billion in the merger, a 94% premium on its current value on the NYSE, and 26.5% of the shares of the merged company will be held by ironSource shareholders. ironSource, which has developed a platform that helps app developers.
Unlike Unity, ironSource hasn’t laid off any employees during the current crisis. Unity has seen its share price fall by over 70% in 2022 and currently has a market cap of under $12 billion on Nasdaq. Sequoia Capital and Silver Lake, two of Unity’s main shareholders, are expected to invest around $1 billion in the merged company. After that deal is completed, which is expected to be before the end of the year.
Merger Details
After the deal completes, Unity stockholders will own roughly 73.5% of the combined company and current IronSource shareholders will keep about 26.5%. An up to $2.5 billion share buyback program will be effective when the transaction is closed, Unity said.
How does this help for Web3
Unity Software was founded in Denmark in 2004 as Over the Edge Entertainment and changed its name in 2007. The company develops the 3D graphics technology underpinning many popular video games, including hits like Among Us and Activision Blizzard’s Hearthstone.
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