RealPage (RP) to be acquired by Thoma Bravo for $88.75/share

• RealPage is a maker of software for managing rental properties.
• The acquisition is the biggest to date for Thoma Bravo, which manages more than $73 billion. It’s carved out a niche within the buyout industry, focusing on cloud software businesses that draw steady, recurring sales.

 

 

RealPage to be acquired by Thoma Bravo for $88.75/share in cash

Co announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Thoma Bravo, a leading private equity investment firm focused on the software and technology-enabled services sector, in an all-cash transaction that values RealPage at approximately $10.2 billion, including net debt.

Under the terms of the agreement, RealPage stockholders will receive $88.75 in cash per share of RealPage common stock upon closing of the transaction. The purchase price represents a premium of 30.8% over RealPage's closing stock price of $67.83 on December 18, 2020, a premium of 36.5% over RealPage's 30-day volume-weighted average share price through that date, and a premium of 27.8% over RealPage's all-time high closing stock price of $69.47 on December 7, 2020.

The RealPage Board of Directors has unanimously approved the agreement with Thoma Bravo and recommends that RealPage stockholders vote in favor of the transaction at the special meeting of RealPage stockholders to be called in connection with the transaction.