Deal

Block acquires Weebly, Inc.

May 2018 full acquisition ready

Snapshot

Block acquired Weebly, Inc. for $272.5 million total consideration ($132.4 million cash plus 2,418,271 Class A shares valued at $140.1 million) in May 2018. The transaction was structured as combination. Weebly, Inc. is a United States (San Francisco-based); global customer base-based Square (Seller) ecosystem - online presence and e-commerce business.

Acquirer
Block
Target
Weebly, Inc.
Value
$272.5 million total consideration ($132.4 million cash plus 2,418,271 Class A shares valued at $140.1 million)
Date
May 2018
Type
full acquisition
Status
ready
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The deal at a glance

Private-market deal
Block acquires Weebly, Inc.
Deal value
$272.5 million total consideration ($132.4 million cash plus 2,418,271 Class A shares valued at $140.1 million)
Sector
Square (Seller) ecosystem - online presence and e-commerce
Date
May 2018
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About this deal

Block acquired Weebly, Inc. for $272.5 million total consideration ($132.4 million cash plus 2,418,271 Class A shares valued at $140.1 million), a transaction completed in May 2018, structured as combination.

Weebly, Inc. operates in Square (Seller) ecosystem - online presence and e-commerce, is based in United States (San Francisco-based); global customer base, had revenue of about Millions of customers and more than 625,000 paid subscribers at acquisition (revenue not separately disclosed). Weebly is a technology company that offers customers website hosting and domain name registration solutions, giving sellers tools to build a professional website or online store with integrated shipping, inventory management, and marketing. At the time of acquisition Weebly had millions of customers and more than 625,000 paid subscribers.

Square stated the acquisition enables the Company to combine Weebly's web presence tools with the Company's in-person and online offerings to create a cohesive solution for sellers to start or grow an omnichannel business; it expanded the Company's customer base globally and added a new recurring revenue stream.

Weebly added recurring subscription revenue and a globally distributed base of small-business website customers complementary to Square's seller tools. Combine Weebly's web presence tools with Square's in-person and online offerings into a cohesive omnichannel solution for sellers. Folded into Square's Seller ecosystem as part of the Company's commerce offering (Weebly customers can sell in-person via Square).

On May 31, 2018, the Company acquired 100% of the outstanding shares of Weebly, a technology company that offers customers website hosting and domain name registration solutions. The acquisition of Weebly enables the Company to combine Weebly's web presence tools with the Company's in-person and online offerings to create a cohesive solution for sellers to start or grow an omnichannel business.
Square, Inc. FY2018 10-K, Note 7 - Acquisitions
Advisors not disclosed

No advisory firms have been disclosed for this transaction.

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