- Anaplan Inc (NYSE: PLAN) announced it entered into an agreement to be acquired by Thoma Bravo for about $10.7 billion. These are the details.
Anaplan, Inc. (NYSE: PLAN) – a provider of a leading cloud-native platform for orchestrating business performance – announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Thoma Bravo for $66 per share in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $10.7 billion. This offer represents a premium of approximately 46% to the volume-weighted average price of Anaplan stock for the 5 days ending March 18, 2022. Upon completion of the deal, Anaplan will become a privately held company.
Thoma Bravo is going to use its experience supporting industry-leading, growing software franchises, as well as its financial and operational resources, to accelerate Anaplan’s strategy. And Anaplan’s best-in-class innovative platform, time to value, and brand reputation will be priorities for Thoma Bravo. The intention is to attract and retain customers, employees, and partners to continue leading the large and expanding Connected Planning segment.
The deal, which was unanimously approved by the Anaplan Board of Directors, is expected to close in the first half of 2022 subject to customary closing conditions, including approval by Anaplan stockholders and regulatory approval. And upon completion of the transaction, Anaplan’s common stock will no longer be listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
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“We are thrilled to partner with Thoma Bravo to build on the strength of our innovative platform and capitalize on the massive opportunity and incredible demand we are seeing. This is a clear validation of our team’s outstanding work and the start of an exciting new chapter for Anaplan, our customers, and our partner ecosystem. We are confident that Thoma Bravo’s resources and insights will help us accelerate and scale our growth strategy.”
— Frank Calderoni, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Anaplan
“Anaplan is a clear leader in Connected Planning, solving critical business priorities for the world’s largest enterprises as they implement strategic and complex digital transformations. We have followed Anaplan for years and have seen the incredible value they bring customers through their best-in-class planning platform. We look forward to leveraging Thoma Bravo’s extensive operational and investment expertise in enterprise software to support Anaplan in its future growth.”
— Holden Spaht, a Managing Partner at Thoma Bravo
“Anaplan has built a tremendously successful business through product innovation and a rigorous approach to delivering value for their customers and partner ecosystem. We look forward to working closely with Anaplan’s talented and experienced team to continue delivering cloud-native SaaS solutions at scale.”
— Tara Gadgil, a Partner at Thoma Bravo
