AppLovin Completes Acquisition of Wurl to Extend Reach into Connected TV Market
04 Abril 2022 - 10:05AM
Business Wire
AppLovin Corporation (NASDAQ: APP), a leading marketing
platform, today announced it has completed the acquisition of Wurl,
a world leader in powering streaming TV, for approximately $430
million in cash and stock. The acquisition extends AppLovin’s
software platform capabilities into the Connected TV (CTV)
market.
“We are excited to complete the acquisition of Wurl and provide
advertisers with a seamless way to enter the rapidly growing CTV
market,” said Adam Foroughi, CEO and co-founder of AppLovin. “This
partnership will allow us to scale our technology beyond mobile
with the goal of bringing performance marketing to the CTV market
and becoming the world’s largest advertising ecosystem in the
world.”
Wurl enables content companies to distribute streaming video
content to more than 300 million TVs and reach 30 million users
globally each month. Through its performance advertising products,
they can manage and monetize ad inventory, and build and track
global distribution for branded linear channels, live events, and
on-demand programming.
“This is a pivotal moment in our company history and for Wurl
customers,” said Sean Doherty Sr., CEO and co-founder of Wurl.
“Combining with AppLovin will enable us to bring new advertising
and marketing services to both CTV and mobile, while opening the
door to many new opportunities for advertisers, content companies,
and streamers alike.”
In 2021, eMarketer projected that U.S. advertisers spent $14.4
billion on CTV, an increase of 60% compared to 2020, with ad
spending projected to surpass $30 billion by 2025.1
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati served as legal advisors
for AppLovin, and Fenwick & West LLP acted as legal advisor for
Wurl. LionTree Advisors acted as exclusive financial advisor to
Wurl.
About AppLovin
AppLovin’s leading marketing software provides developers with a
powerful, integrated set of solutions to grow their businesses.
AppLovin enables developers to market, monetize, analyze and
publish their apps. The company’s first party content includes more
than 350+ popular, engaging apps and its technology brings that
content to millions of users around the world. AppLovin is
headquartered in Palo Alto, California with several offices
globally.
About Wurl
Wurl, the world leader in powering streaming TV, interconnects
over 1,200 streaming channels from the world’s top content
companies with the leading streaming distribution services in over
50 countries. Reaching over 300 million connected TVs around the
globe, the Wurl Network platform helps leading studios such as A+E
Networks, AMC Networks, Bloomberg, BBC Studios, CNNi, Reuters and
Sony Studios, deliver programming to the biggest streaming
platforms, including Amazon IMDb TV, LG, Roku, Samsung TV Plus,
Rakuten, and VIZIO, while maximizing monetization. Wurl is
headquartered in Palo Alto, California.
Forward-Looking Statements
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the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and
Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking
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similar terms or expressions that concern our expectations,
strategy, priorities, plans, or intentions. Forward-looking
statements in this press release include, but are not limited to,
statements regarding the expectations for our acquisition of Wurl
and the CTV market, our expectations regarding our financial
performance and how we intend to capture the synergies between our
Company and Wurl. Our expectations and beliefs regarding these
matters may not materialize, and actual results in future periods
are subject to risks and uncertainties, including changes in our
plans or assumptions, that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those projected. These risks include fluctuations
in our results of operations, our ability to expand our expertise
to the CTV market, and changes in the overall economy. The
forward-looking statements contained in this press release are also
subject to other risks and uncertainties, including those more
fully described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 2021. The forward-looking statements in
this press release are based on information available to us as of
the date hereof, and we disclaim any obligation to update any
forward-looking statements, except as required by law.
________________________________ 1 US connected TV advertising
will approach 60% growth by year-end, emarketer.com, eMarketer,
November, 10 2021
Source: AppLovin Corp.
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