(Charlotte, NC) Financial decisions are rarely simple in life. Currently, Lending Tree, Inc. helps consumers with the previously described, phenomenon. Through choice, education and customer support the Lending Tree marketplace connects consumers with lenders. It appears as if, the aforementioned business will be adding some exciting features, to its marketplace. Recently, Lending Tree, Inc. entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Value Holding, Inc. The latter, is the parent company of Value Penguin, or, Valuepenguin.com. This acquisition is expected to close, during the first business quarter of the year 2019. The revealed acquisition amount is $105 million USD, in cash money.
For the $105 million dollars in cash, which Lending Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ: TREE) has to pay, Lending Tree will do two things. First, it will use existing cash, which is on hand. Second, it will have to use an existing credit agreement, in order, to arrive at the total amount. The total amount of $105 million dollars, is based on the following. On September 30th, 2018, Value Penguin had made approximately $12.5 million dollars in profits. Additionally, the reported adjusted E.B.I.T.D.A. is $9 million dollars. E.B.I.T.D.A. is a way of measuring a company’s operational performance. Additionally; it is an acronym that means earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization. Valuepenguin.com is a personal finance website. Through the website, consumers have valuable tools at their disposal. For example, objective analysis is made available on a wide range of financial topics. Additionally, there is also information about insurance, and, credit cards. The business operations side of the website, conducts all of the research and analysis. Jonathan Wu is a Co-Founder and the C.E.O. of Valuepenguin.com. Through a press statement, Mr. Wu said the following. “The combination of ValuePenguin’s high-quality organic traffic with LendingTree’s sophisticated marketing platform and direct carrier relationships will significantly accelerate both of our businesses beyond what we could do independently. We are delighted to join the LendingTree team and are excited about what our two companies will be able to do together in the coming years.”
Doug Lebda is the Founder and the C.E.O. of Lending Tree, Inc. Through a press statement, Mr. Lebda said the following. “Our recent QuoteWizard acquisition was our first step toward leadership in insurance customer acquisition. Adding ValuePenguin’s high-quality content and SEO capability to QuoteWizard’s proprietary technology and carrier network will set us apart and enable us to provide immense value to carriers and agents. Both businesses will benefit from LendingTree’s strong brand and extensive marketing capabilities. We are in a great position to achieve further scale in the insurance space as well as the broader financial services industry.” Doug Lebda also said. “We are thrilled to add ValuePenguin’s talented team and expertise to our portfolio.”
To end, the marketplace of Lendingtree.com, is also, a nationwide network. This network is in conjunction with, more than 500 partners. Additionally, there is also the My Lending Tree Platform. Through this platform consumers receive free credit scores, credit monitoring and recommendations that improve overall credit health. As previously stated, Lending Tree, Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Value Holding, Inc. The latter, is the parent company of Value Penguin, or, Valuepenguin.com. This acquisition is expected to close, during the first business quarter of the year 2019. Lastly, the reported acquisition amount is $105 million USD, in cash money.
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12/26/2018
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