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Q 1 | 2016 | 1
Overview & Highlights Last year’s torrid pace in the M&A markets continued in Q1 2016 with over 800 transactions completed. While the number of transactions reported remains consistent with quarterly activity in 2015, the industry has not seen that “mega-deal” in 2016 which is driving the lower total transaction volume compared to quarterly statistics last year. The first quarter witnessed a wave of mobile ad-tech deals, as the industry continues to consolidate and acquirers seek to expand and enhance their technology platforms and services. Notable transactions this quarter included:
Fyber’s acquisition of Heyzap for $45mm Telenor’s acquisition of Tapad for $360mm, representing 6.3x revenue RNTS Media’s acquisition of Inneractive for $72mm RTL Group acquisition of Smartclip for $53mm YP acquisition of JUICE Mobile for $35mm
While the Ad-Holding Co’s remained active, we witnessed an acceleration of marketing services deal activity from the so-called ‘new entrants’ in the market. Notable transactions included:
IBM’s acquisition of Resource/Ammirati Hakuhodo’s (kyu) minority investment in IDEO Deloitte Digital’s acquisition of Heat Web.com’s acquisition of Yodle for $342mm, representing 1.6x revenue
Private Equity firms continue to be active acquirers of marketing services and tech-enabled services firms. Notable transactions this quarter included:
Searchlight Capital Partners’ acquisition of 160over90 for $175mm (rumored) CI Capital Partners’ majority acquisition of Hero Digital Thoma Bravo’s acquisition of Infogix
The Fed’s quarter point rate hike at the end of last year and the ensuing volatility in the public equity markets during the first quarter has not dampened or slowed the pace of deal activity. Transaction valuations remain strong given the large numbers of acquirers competing for select assets combined with historically low cost of capital. We expect transaction volumes to accelerate in the near term as the underpinnings for a robust M&A marketplace remain in place. As always, we’ll continue to monitor events as they unfold and will update and comment on changes as they emerge throughout the year. In the meantime, we hope you find the report helpful, and, as always, we welcome your feedback and commentary.
Regards,
Philip A. Palazzo, Jr. Founder and President
April 2016
Note: All figures and charts in this report are based on public data gathered by PALAZZO. All time period statistics are based on the transaction announcement date.
Reported Data Q1 2016 Q4 2015 Q3 2015 Q2 2015
# Transactions 815 827 872 867
Volume $16.4 B $35.3 B $65.4 B $29.6 B
DEAL SUMMARY BY QUARTER
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MARKETING: TRANSACTION OVERVIEW
SECTOR SUMMARY
Q1 2016 Reported Volume: $1.0 B
YTD 2016 Reported Volume: $1.0 B
Reported Transactions:
Reported Transactions:
211
211
NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS
Note: All figures and charts in this report are based on public data gathered by PALAZZO. All time period statistics are based on the transaction announcement date.
DATE BUYER TARGET SIZE($000's) VALUATION DESCRIPTION
1/5/2016 Stagwell Group Code and Theory N/A N/A
Digital agency Code and Theory's clients include Bloomberg, LA Times,
Huffington Post, Vogue, Mashable, Maybelline and Burger King. The agency's
revenue was $35M in 2013. The deal expands Stagewell's digital portfolio.
1/28/2016 IBMResource/
AmmiratiN/A N/A
Resource/Ammirati is a digital marketing and creative agency. This acquisition
adds to IBM's global, leading design and digital experience capabilities.
2/9/2016 Kyu IDEO N/A N/A
Hakuhodo's kyu collective acquired a minority stake in design firm IDEO.
IDEO is known for its human-centered approach. The deal helps kyu expand
internationally and allows IDEO to take on more systemic design challenges.
2/11/2016 Web.com Group Yodle $342,000 1.6x RevenueYodle is a digital marketing agency. The acquisition helps scale Web.com and
expand their digital marketing capabilities as well as long term growth.
2/29/2016 Deloitte Heat N/A N/A
Based in San Francisco, Heat is an advertising agency whose clients include
EA Sports, Bank of the West, Hotwire, Esurance and Credit Karma. The
acquisition helps Deloitte build its digital consulting practice.
3/1/2016Searchlight
Capital Partners160Over90 $175,000 N/A
160Over90 is a branding and creative services agency. The company has 150
employees and their clients include Nike, UCLA, Under Armour and Ferrari.
3/7/2016 AKQA Potato N/A N/A
Digital agency Potato is headquartered in London and employs over 100. The
agency specializes in designing and building web apps. Potato generated
$10M in 2015 revenue.
3/16/2016 M&C Saatchi MCD Partners N/A N/AM&C Saatchi has acquired MCD Partners, a digital customer experience
agency with 120 employees and offices in NY and Chicago.
3/24/2016 WPP Viscira N/A N/A
WPP's healthcare communications network Sudler & Hennessey has acquired
Viscira, a provider of interactive new-media and marketing solutions for the
healthcare industry.
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MARKETING: VALUATION COMPS
Note: All figures and charts in this report are based on public data gathered by PALAZZO. All time period statistics are based on the transaction announcement date.
Q1 PERFORMANCE LTM PERFORMANCE
INDEX STOCK PERFORMANCE (Market Cap Weighted)
Marketing Services: 3.6% S&P 500: 2.5% Marketing Services: -0.9% S&P 500: -0.2%
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OVERVIEW EV/Rev EV/EBITDA P/E Last 12 P/E Fwd 12
Low 0.32 x 5.40 x 13.77 x 9.19 x
Median 1.28 x 8.89 x 18.87 x 15.13 x
High 2.68 x 12.37 x 26.45 x 25.11 x
Average 1.18 x 8.99 x 19.27 x 15.62 x
Market Cap
Enterprise
Value Revenue EBITDA EV/REV EV/EBITDA P/E Last 12 P/E Fwd 12
Aimia Inc. 992$ 1,328$ 1,773$ 129$ 0.70 x 9.02 x NM 10.39 x
BlueFocus Communication Group Co. 3,166$ 3,581$ 1,329$ (65)$ 2.68 x NM NM 23.60 x
Cello Group Plc 112$ 118$ 232$ 14$ 0.52 x 8.79 x 26.45 x 10.15 x
Cheil Worldwide Inc. 1,618$ 1,317$ 2,385$ 141$ 0.53 x 8.99 x 22.08 x 16.94 x
Creston plc 88$ 92$ 121$ 18$ 0.80 x 5.40 x 13.77 x 9.19 x
Dentsu Inc. 14,338$ 15,264$ 2,567$ 1,851$ 1.82 x 8.25 x 16.68 x 17.92 x
Hakuhodo DY Holdings Inc 4,229$ 3,308$ 9,813$ 391$ 0.32 x 7.78 x 20.69 x 20.13 x
Harte-Hanks Inc. 155$ 215$ 495$ 37$ 0.43 x 5.86 x NM 12.05 x
Havas SA 3,350$ 3,250$ 2,376$ 358$ 1.30 x 8.65 x 17.19 x 14.64 x
Huntsworth plc 187$ 231$ 248$ 26$ 0.95 x 9.05 x NM 11.74 x
MDC Partners Inc. 1,180$ 2,009$ 1,326$ 166$ 1.51 x 12.02 x NM 25.11 x
Next Fifteen Communications Group plc 239$ 251$ 180$ 22$ 1.51 x 12.37 x 18.87 x -
Omnicom Group Inc. 19,941$ 22,513$ 15,134$ 2,211$ 1.49 x 10.14 x 18.87 x 17.65 x
Publicis Groupe SA 15,555$ 17,543$ 10,427$ 1,932$ 1.60 x 8.62 x 15.47 x 13.42 x
The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. 9,229$ 9,770$ 7,614$ 1,028$ 1.28 x 9.49 x 21.06 x 17.56 x
Viad Corp 588$ 673$ 1,089$ 81$ 0.62 x 8.34 x 21.76 x 13.75 x
WPP plc 29,812$ 34,982$ 18,043$ 3,157$ 1.99 x 11.10 x 18.40 x 15.62 x
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T O P P E R F O R M E R S
3 MONTH STOCK PERFORMANCE
YTD STOCK PERFORMANCE
LTM STOCK PERFORMANCE
MARKETING: STOCK PERFORMANCE
B O T T O M P E R F O R M E R S
Note: All figures and charts in this report are based on public data gathered by PALAZZO. All time period statistics are based on the transaction announcement date.
10.01%8.66%
5.43%3.41% 3.29%
Omnicom GroupInc.
MDC Partners Inc. Publicis Groupe SA Hakuhodo DYHoldings Inc
Viad Corp
-27.75%-21.91%
-17.18%-14.98%
-9.52%
BlueFocusCommunicationGroup Co., Ltd. Harte-Hanks Inc. Creston plc
Cheil WorldwideInc. Dentsu Inc.
10.01%8.66%
5.43%3.41% 3.29%
Omnicom GroupInc.
MDC Partners Inc. Publicis Groupe SA Hakuhodo DYHoldings Inc
Viad Corp
-27.75%-21.91%
-17.18% -14.98%-9.52%
BlueFocusCommunicationGroup Co., Ltd. Harte-Hanks Inc. Creston plc
Cheil WorldwideInc. Dentsu Inc.
35.55%
17.16%
6.73% 6.46% 5.82%
Next FifteenCommunications
Group plc
Dentsu Inc. Omnicom GroupInc.
Hakuhodo DYHoldings Inc
Havas SA
-67.56%
-44.29%-36.09% -31.10%
-16.75%
Harte-Hanks Inc.
BlueFocusCommunicationGroup Co., Ltd. Aimia Inc.
Cheil WorldwideInc. MDC Partners Inc.
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MEDIA: TRANSACTION OVERVIEW
SECTOR SUMMARY
Q1 2016 Reported Volume: $2.9 B
YTD 2016 Reported Volume: $2.9 B
Reported Transactions:
Reported Transactions:
234
234
NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS
Note: All figures and charts in this report are based on public data gathered by PALAZZO. All time period statistics are based on the transaction announcement date.
DATE BUYER TARGET SIZE($000's) VALUATION DESCRIPTION
1/14/2016 SmithBucklin SDI N/A N/A
SDI is an incentive travel, strategic meetings and special events company
based in Chicago. The transaction enhances the company’s corporate event-
planning portfolio, and brings to the company new, specialized talent in
incentive travel.
1/27/2016 Nexstar Media General $4,600,000 N/A
Nexstar said it agreed to acquire Media General for $4.6 billion after
Meredith Corp. withdrew its merger transaction with Media General. Media
General and Nexstar will the pure-play broadcasting and digital media leader.
1/28/2016
Cannella
Response
Television
Media Properties
HoldingN/A N/A
Cannella acquired Media Properties Holdings, parent company of AdMore,
which includes holdings in AdMore and short-form direct-response company
REVShare.
1/28/2016 Sentinel CapitalMarketplace
EventsN/A N/A
Marketplace Events is an organizer of consumer home and garden shows in
North America. Sentinel invests in promising companies at the lower end of
the middle market.
2/11/2016 Time Inc. Viant Technology N/A N/A
The assets of people-based performance platform Viant Technology were
acquired. Viant owns multiple ad-tech and media companies. Time becomes a
majority owner of Viant.
2/12/2016 Nasdaq Marketwired N/A N/A
Marketwired is a press release distribution service. The transaction expands
Nasdaq's corporate services offerings. Marketwired is currently owned by PE
firm OMERS.
3/2/2016 Mobvista NativeX $25,000 N/A
NativeX is a mobile ad monetization platform. The deal aids Mobvista in
accelerating global growth. Rob Weber, CEO of NativeX, becomes VP of the
Mobvista Group.
3/17/2016Tribune
Publishing Co.
Freedom
Communications
Inc.
$56,000 N/A
Freedom Communications is the owner of the Orange County Register. The
acquisition marks a deep expansion in Southern California for Tribune
Publishing Co.
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MEDIA: VALUATION COMPS
Note: All figures and charts in this report are based on public data gathered by PALAZZO. All time period statistics are based on the transaction announcement date.
INDEX STOCK PERFORMANCE (Market Cap Weighted)
Media: 1.7% S&P 500: 2.5% Media: -18.4% S&P 500: -0.2%
Q1 PERFORMANCE LTM PERFORMANCE
Market Cap
Enterprise
Value Revenue EBITDA EV/REV EV/EBITDA P/E Last 12 P/E Fwd 12
CBS Corporation 25,316$ 33,441$ 13,886$ 3,107$ 2.41 x 10.88 x 19.20 x 13.81 x
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Inc. 1,690$ 6,624$ 2,806$ 679$ 2.36 x 9.76 x NM NM
Cumulus Media Inc. 109$ 2,502$ 1,169$ 235$ 2.14 x 10.67 x NM NM
Discovery Communications, Inc. 15,926$ 23,363$ 6,394$ 2,442$ 3.65 x 9.56 x 18.16 x 14.49 x
Entercom Communications Corp. 423$ 928$ 411$ 98$ 2.26 x 9.50 x 14.49 x 12.30 x
IAC/InterActiveCorp 3,911$ 4,620$ 3,231$ 384$ 1.43 x 12.00 x 35.32 x 14.67 x
Lamar Advertising Co. 5,947$ 7,844$ 1,353$ 566$ 5.80 x 13.87 x 22.61 x 20.32 x
Meredith Corporation 2,076$ 2,850$ 1,615$ 301$ 1.76 x 9.46 x 19.31 x 12.88 x
News Corporation 7,501$ 5,825$ 8,442$ 639$ 0.69 x 8.58 x NM 25.43 x
Pandora Media, Inc. 2,038$ 1,902$ 1,164$ (67)$ 1.63 x NM NM NM
Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. 2,912$ 6,591$ 2,219$ 688$ 2.97 x 9.57 x 17.18 x 9.33 x
Sirius XM Holdings Inc. 20,129$ 25,466$ 4,570$ 1,579$ 5.57 x 16.13 x 43.89 x 28.11 x
TEGNA Inc. 5,129$ 9,490$ 3,051$ 1,117$ 3.11 x 8.54 x 15.04 x 10.19 x
The New York Times Company 1,996$ 1,816$ 1,579$ 243$ 1.15 x 7.51 x 32.79 x 22.84 x
Townsquare Media, Inc. 200$ 756$ 441$ 94$ 1.71 x 8.07 x 31.62 x 10.06 x
Viacom, Inc. 16,541$ 29,070$ 13,078$ 4,022$ 2.22 x 7.05 x 8.86 x 7.72 x
Zynga, Inc. 1,968$ 980$ 765$ (49)$ 1.28 x NM NM 133.96 x
OVERVIEW EV/Rev EV/EBITDA P/E Last 12 P/E Fwd 12
Low 0.69 x 7.05 x 8.86 x 7.72 x
Median 2.22 x 9.56 x 19.25 x 14.15 x
High 5.80 x 16.13 x 43.89 x 133.96 x
Average 2.48 x 10.08 x 23.20 x 24.01 x
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Note: All figures and charts in this report are based on public data gathered by PALAZZO. All time period statistics are based on the transaction announcement date.
T O P P E R F O R M E R S B O T T O M P E R F O R M E R S
40.65%
16.89%9.83%
7.31% 2.53%
Cumulus Media Inc. CBS Corporation MeredithCorporation
DiscoveryCommunications,
Inc.
Lamar AdvertisingCo.
-33.26%
-21.60%-15.92% -14.93%
-8.07%
Pandora Media, Inc. IAC/InterActiveCorp
Clear ChannelOutdoor Holdings
Inc. Zynga, Inc. TEGNA Inc.
40.65%
16.89%9.83% 7.31% 2.53%
Cumulus Media Inc. CBS Corporation MeredithCorporation
DiscoveryCommunications,
Inc.
Lamar AdvertisingCo.
-33.26%
-21.60%-15.92% -14.93%
-8.07%
Pandora Media, Inc. IAC/InterActiveCorp
Clear ChannelOutdoor Holdings
Inc. Viacom, Inc. TEGNA Inc.
3.76% 3.40%
-2.10%
-6.92%-9.14%
Lamar AdvertisingCo.
Sirius XM HoldingsInc.
Sinclair BroadcastGroup, Inc.
DiscoveryCommunications,
Inc.
CBS Corporation
-81.20%
-53.56%-44.79% -39.56% -36.73%
Cumulus Media Inc.
Clear ChannelOutdoor Holdings
Inc. Pandora Media, Inc. Viacom, Inc. TEGNA Inc.
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TECHNOLOGY: TRANSACTION OVERVIEW
SECTOR SUMMARY
Q1 2016 Reported Volume: $16.4 B
YTD 2016 Reported Volume: $16.4 B
Reported Transactions:
Reported Transactions:
582
582
NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS
Note: All figures and charts in this report are based on public data gathered by PALAZZO. All time period statistics are based on the transaction announcement date.
DATE BUYER TARGET SIZE($000's) VALUATION DESCRIPTION
1/8/2016 Fyber Heyzap $45,000 N/AMobile ad network Heyzap brings Fyber 130M new monthly users. Prior to
the acquisition, Heyzap raised $8 million.
2/1/2016 Telenor Tapad $360,000 6.3x RevenueNY-based ad tech company Tapad specializes in mobile marketing. The
acquisition improves Telenor's digital capabilities.
2/3/2016 Microsoft SwiftKey $250,000 N/A
SwiftKey is a free keyboard application that powers over 300M Android and
iOS devices. The company previously raised $21.59M. The acquisition brings
greater scale to Microsoft's platform.
3/3/2016 RNTS Media Inneractive $72,000 1.6x Revenue
Inneractive is an Israeli-based real-time bidding and mobile ad exchange. The
deal makes RNTS one of the largest, independent mobile supply-side
platforms globally.
3/14/2016 Upland Software Hipcricket N/A N/A
Hipcricket is a cloud-based mobile messaging platform. Hipcricket has been
folded into Upland's Mobile Commons mobile messaging solution and the
combined company covers all major public and private sector verticals.
3/21/2016 RTL Group Smartclip $52,750 N/A
Montreal-based Yellow Pages Ltd. acquired Juice Mobile, a privately-held,
Toronto-based marketing service provider and automated mobile advertising
platform developer
3/23/2016 YP JUICE Mobile $35,000 1.4x Revenue
Montreal-based Yellow Pages Ltd. acquired Juice Mobile, a privately-held,
Toronto-based marketing service provider and automated mobile advertising
platform developer
3/28/2016 NTT Data Dell (select assets) $3,600,000 N/AJapan's NTT Data Corp acquired Dell Inc's information technology consulting
division to expand in North America and bolster its services business.
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Note: All figures and charts in this report are based on public data gathered by PALAZZO. All time period statistics are based on the transaction announcement date.
INDEX STOCK PERFORMANCE (Market Cap Weighted)
Technology: 4.3% S&P 500: 2.5% Technology: 17.9% S&P 500: -0.2%
Q1 PERFORMANCE LTM PERFORMANCE
Market Cap
Enterprise
Value Revenue EBITDA EV/REV EV/EBITDA P/E Last 12 P/E Fwd 12
Adobe Systems Incorporated 46,920$ 44,739$ 5,070$ 1,378$ 8.82 x 32.46 x 59.75 x 31.06 x
Akamai Technologies, Inc. 9,822$ 9,697$ 2,197$ 692$ 4.41 x 14.00 x 31.22 x 20.55 x
Alphabet Inc. 518,917$ 454,639$ 74,989$ 24,423$ 6.06 x 18.62 x 32.34 x 22.02 x
Criteo SA 2,588$ 2,250$ 1,323$ 114$ 1.70 x 19.72 x 45.52 x 23.78 x
eBay Inc. 27,263$ 27,911$ 8,592$ 2,946$ 3.25 x 9.47 x 14.91 x 12.81 x
EPAM Systems, Inc. 3,761$ 3,567$ 914$ 142$ 3.90 x 25.11 x 46.09 x 23.09 x
Facebook, Inc. 334,694$ 316,575$ 17,928$ 8,239$ 17.66 x 38.42 x 88.27 x 36.37 x
IBM Corporation 145,525$ 177,385$ 81,741$ 20,082$ 2.17 x 8.83 x 11.14 x 11.23 x
Marin Software Incorporated 115$ 81$ 109$ (21)$ 0.74 x NM NM NM
Marketo, Inc. 869$ 769$ 210$ (56)$ 3.66 x NM NM NM
Microsoft Corporation 436,831$ 379,385$ 88,084$ 30,463$ 4.31 x 12.45 x 39.08 x 19.53 x
Oracle Corporation 169,771$ 159,576$ 37,159$ 14,908$ 4.29 x 10.70 x 20.11 x 14.81 x
Rocket Fuel Inc. 137$ 143$ 462$ (34)$ 0.31 x NM NM NM
salesforce.com, inc. 49,533$ 50,248$ 6,667$ 466$ 7.54 x 107.88 x NM 72.94 x
The Rubicon Project, Inc. 862$ 723$ 248$ 19$ 2.91 x 38.00 x NM 24.73 x
TubeMogul, Inc. 460$ 381$ 181$ (9)$ 2.11 x NM NM 205.85 x
Twitter, Inc. 11,459$ 9,567$ 2,218$ (175)$ 4.31 x NM NM 30.58 x
Yahoo! Inc. 34,852$ 30,297$ 4,968$ 331$ 6.10 x 42.42 x NM 69.60 x
OVERVIEW EV/Rev EV/EBITDA P/E Last 12 P/E Fwd 12
Low 0.31 x 8.83 x 11.14 x 11.23 x
Median 4.10 x 19.72 x 35.71 x 23.78 x
High 17.66 x 107.88 x 88.27 x 205.85 x
Average 4.68 x 29.08 x 38.84 x 41.26 x
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T O P P E R F O R M E R S B O T T O M P E R F O R M E R S
11.99% 11.12% 10.67% 10.05% 9.02%
Oracle Corporation The RubiconProject, Inc.
Yahoo! Inc. InternationalBusiness Machines
Corporation
Facebook, Inc.
-31.84%-28.48%
-15.64% -13.17%-9.74%
Marketo, Inc. Twitter, Inc.Marin SoftwareIncorporated eBay Inc. Rocket Fuel Inc.
11.99% 11.12% 10.67% 10.05% 9.02%
Oracle Corporation The RubiconProject, Inc.
Yahoo! Inc. InternationalBusiness Machines
Corporation
Facebook, Inc.
-31.84%-28.48%
-15.64% -13.17%-9.74%
Marketo, Inc. Twitter, Inc.Marin SoftwareIncorporated eBay Inc. Rocket Fuel Inc.
38.78% 37.53% 35.85%
26.86%21.83%
Facebook, Inc. Alphabet Inc. MicrosoftCorporation
Adobe SystemsIncorporated
EPAM Systems, Inc.
-66.95% -65.76%-58.63%
-51.99%
-23.61%
Twitter, Inc. Rocket Fuel Inc. eBay Inc.Marin SoftwareIncorporated Marketo, Inc.
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INFORMATION: TRANSACTION OVERVIEW
SECTOR SUMMARY
Q1 2016 Reported Volume: $1.2 B
YTD 2016 Reported Volume: $1.2 B
Reported Transactions:
Reported Transactions:
191
191
NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS
Note: All figures and charts in this report are based on public data gathered by PALAZZO. All time period statistics are based on the transaction announcement date.
DATE BUYER TARGET SIZE($000's) VALUATION DESCRIPTION
1/5/2016 Oracle AddThis N/A N/A
AddThis is a web tracking company that covers 15M websites and develops
audience activation and insights tools for brands, publishers and advertisers.
The acquisition strengthens Oracle's Data Cloud offering.
1/5/2016 Thoma Bravo Infogix N/A N/A
Data analytics provider Infogix was a portfolio company of H.I.G. Capital. The
company provides services to Fortune 1000 companies in the healthcare,
financial services, insurance, and media/communications industries.
1/7/2016 NPD Group VideoScan N/A N/A
NPD will blend Nielsen's VideoScan point-of-sale retail tracking service into
its current data assets. With this acquisition, NPD helps those in the
entertainment industry better understand and anticipate how consumers are
acquiring entertainment.
1/27/2016 SSI Instantly N/A N/AInstantly is a provider of online, mobile audiences and insights technology
tools. SSI strengthens itself as a global data solutions and technology company.
2/10/2016 Merkle dbg N/A N/A
U.K.-based performance marketing agency dbg specializes in data services
such as marketing automation and database marketing. dbg's team of 140
joins Merkle's Marketing Solutions Group.
3/3/2016 Nielsen Pointlogic N/A N/A
Pointlogic is a provider of marketing decision support systems. The deal
strengthens Nielsen's product portfolio, which includes Bizpoint, Brandpoint,
Commspoint, Pinpoint and Valuepoint.
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INFORMATION: VALUATION COMPS
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INDEX STOCK PERFORMANCE (Market Cap Weighted)
Information: 7.5% S&P 500: 2.5% Information: 5.7% S&P 500: -0.2%
Q1 PERFORMANCE LTM PERFORMANCE
OVERVIEW EV/Rev EV/EBITDA P/E Last 12 P/E Fwd 12
Low 0.57 x 5.64 x 7.83 x 4.72 x
Median 2.21 x 14.04 x 24.86 x 18.38 x
High 5.52 x 42.76 x 50.92 x 37.13 x
Average 2.53 x 13.99 x 26.48 x 17.71 x
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Market Cap
Enterprise
Value Revenue EBITDA EV/REV EV/EBITDA P/E Last 12 P/E Fwd 12
Accenture plc 71,985$ 69,539$ 31,618$ 5,283$ 2.20 x 13.16 x 20.09 x 20.81 x
Acxiom Corporation 1,666$ 1,681$ 1,046$ 170$ 1.61 x 9.91 x NM 37.13 x
Alliance Data Systems Corporation 13,038$ 29,215$ 6,440$ 1,509$ 4.54 x 19.36 x 24.86 x 13.03 x
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. 38,192$ 34,530$ 12,416$ 2,472$ 2.78 x 13.97 x 23.66 x 18.47 x
comScore, Inc. 1,702$ 1,588$ 369$ 37$ 4.31 x 42.76 x NM 19.25 x
Equifax Inc. 13,567$ 14,708$ 2,664$ 915$ 5.52 x 16.08 x 32.19 x 22.78 x
Experian plc 16,817$ 20,011$ 4,656$ 1,486$ 4.52 x 14.11 x 27.41 x 19.79 x
Forrester Research Inc. 598$ 497$ 314$ 32$ 1.58 x 15.37 x 50.92 x 28.09 x
FTI Consulting, Inc. 1,436$ 1,781$ 1,779$ 200$ 1.00 x 8.91 x 22.47 x 17.56 x
Genpact Limited 5,725$ 6,073$ 2,461$ 417$ 2.47 x 14.95 x 24.94 x 19.24 x
GfK SE 1,374$ 1,768$ 1,676$ 227$ 1.01 x 7.36 x 32.82 x 11.18 x
ICF International Inc. 652$ 956$ 1,132$ 109$ 0.84 x 8.80 x 17.19 x 12.02 x
NeuStar, Inc. 1,323$ 2,329$ 1,050$ 400$ 2.22 x 5.82 x 7.83 x 4.72 x
Nielsen Holdings plc 19,057$ 26,238$ 6,172$ 1,499$ 4.25 x 17.54 x 34.19 x 18.29 x
Perficient Inc. 781$ 828$ 458$ 55$ 1.81 x 14.99 x 32.42 x 14.90 x
R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company 3,424$ 6,471$ 11,257$ 1,148$ 0.57 x 5.64 x 22.47 x 10.67 x
Teradata Corporation 3,383$ 3,324$ 2,530$ 377$ 1.31 x 8.82 x NM 11.18 x
Thomson Reuters Corporation 30,776$ 39,602$ 12,209$ 2,595$ 3.03 x 14.21 x 23.70 x 19.69 x
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Note: All figures and charts in this report are based on public data gathered by PALAZZO. All time period statistics are based on the transaction announcement date.
T O P P E R F O R M E R S B O T T O M P E R F O R M E R S
26.87%
18.01%13.00% 12.21% 11.41%
Perficient Inc. Forrester ResearchInc.
Nielsen Holdings plc GfK SE R.R. Donnelley &Sons Company
-27.00%-20.45%
-3.35% -0.68%
1.24%
comScore, Inc.
Alliance DataSystems
CorporationICF International
Inc.Teradata
Corporation Experian plc
26.87%
18.01%13.00% 12.21% 11.41%
Perficient Inc. Forrester ResearchInc.
Nielsen Holdings plc GfK SE R.R. Donnelley &Sons Company
-27.00%-20.45%
-3.35%-0.68%
1.24%
comScore, Inc.
Alliance DataSystems
CorporationICF International
Inc.Teradata
Corporation Experian plc
23.17% 22.89%
18.15% 16.95% 15.95%
Accenture plc Equifax Inc. Nielsen Holdings plc Genpact Limited AcxiomCorporation
-41.33% -40.55%
-25.74%
-15.86% -14.54%
comScore, Inc.Teradata
Corporation
Alliance DataSystems
CorporationICF International
Inc.R.R. Donnelley &Sons Company
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