FINANZEN.NET acquired by INFLEXION
Context
Inflexion has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Finanzen.net Group from the media conglomerate Axel Springer. The transaction is structured as a carve-out, separating the financial portal and brokerage business from the parent company to operate as a standalone platform. The founders will retain a significant stake and continue to lead the business. Strategically, Inflexion aims to accelerate the growth of the "Zero" neobroker division by cross-selling to the portal's massive audience, effectively converting media traffic into trading customers. The plan also includes launching new savings and investment products to rival competitors like Trade Republic.
FINANZEN.NET, which reported an EBITDA margin of LOGIN in 2023, is valued in this transaction at an EV/EBITDA multiple of LOGIN, representing a LOGIN to the average currently observed in the TMT (Tech, Media, Telecom) sector (14.4x).
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Target
Headquartered in Karlsruhe, Finanzen.net Group is a leading financial ecosystem in the DACH region. It operates three main divisions: (1) Finanzen.net, the region's largest capital markets information portal (35m+ monthly visits)
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Valuation range: EV 300M - 700M EUR
EBITDA range: 10M - 30M EUR
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Target: finanzen.net
Acquirer: inflexion