Everbridgea critical incident management (CEM) software company, is going private in an all-cash $1.5 billion deal that will see it acquired by private equity giant Thoma Bravo.
Founded in 2002 originally as 3N Global, Everbridge helps governments and businesses across the industrial spectrum respond to emergencies — this includes risk intelligence to help assess the threat landscape around where workers live or travel, as and mass notification tools to effectively communicate critical messages during severe weather or terrorist attacks.
Everbridge listed on the Nasdaq in 2016, with its shares hitting an all-time high in September 2021 — the company reached a market capitalization of $6.4 billion, but that fell by more than two-thirds in four months. Things never recovered, with its valuation hovering below the $1 billion mark for the past six months.
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Thoma Bravo, a private equity firm known for buying underperforming business software companies, is essentially paying a premium of more than 50% to Everbridge’s market capitalization on Friday. However, looking at the stock’s volume-weighted average price (VWAP) over the past three months, the deal represents a 32% premium, with shareholders earning $28.60 per share.
At a time when geopolitical instability is expected to increase due to in the number of elections heldalongside existing threats related to climate change and economic headwinds, Thoma Bravo clearly sees Everbridge’s suite of SaaS tools as integral to companies looking to manage these risks.
“We look forward to working with Everbridge to expand their ability to capitalize on opportunities in an expanding market for risk, compliance and security solutions,” said Thoma Bravo partner Hudson Smith. Press release. “The Everbridge product portfolio is already used by some of the world’s most trusted companies and organizations for comprehensive risk monitoring and critical event management, and we see an extensive runway for product innovation and profitable growth.”
The transaction is still subject to certain regulatory and shareholder approvals, but the company said it expects to close the deal in the second quarter of 2024.
