AdTheorent Holding Company, Inc. Announces Withdrawal of Acquisition Proposal from Third Party and Next Steps in Cadent Transaction
NEW YORK, May 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — AdTheorent Holding Company, Inc. (“AdTheorent” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq:ADTH), a machine learning pioneer delivering measurable value for programmatic advertisers, today announced that the third party that had submitted a non-binding acquisition proposal to acquire the Company for $3.35 per share has withdrawn such proposal, and has informed the Company that it does not intend to submit another acquisition proposal. This proposal had been submitted during the go-shop period that followed AdTheorent’s announcement of the execution of a definitive merger agreement (the “Merger Agreement”) pursuant to which Cadent, LLC (“Cadent”), a leading provider of platform-based converged TV advertising solutions and a portfolio company of Novacap, one of North America’s established private equity firms, agreed to acquire all outstanding shares of AdTheorent common stock for $3.21 per share in cash, or approximately $324 million.