Acquiring Company
System1
Acquired Company
CouponFollow
Description
System1 (NYSE: SST), a leading omnichannel customer acquisition platform, today announced that it has acquired NextGen Shopping, Inc.’s CouponFollow, one of the largest coupon destinations for online shoppers, for up to $115 million, with the total consideration consisting of a combination of cash and stock, inclusive of earnout payments earned and payable over three years upon the achievement of certain financial objectives.
M&A Insights
Based on deal dataIntegration timeline
70% of M&A integrations take 12-24 months to complete
Tech stack consolidation
83% of merged companies consolidate technology vendors within first year
Post-acquisition investment
Companies increase IT spending by 23% on average after acquisitions
Success factor
M&A deals with strong technology integration plans are 2.5x more likely to succeed