M&A: who is buying, who is selling.
Deals, rumoured processes, and the valuation logic behind them, tracked from an operator's seat.
M&A coverage tracks acquisitions, divestments, and sale processes in the dating industry, with attention to structure: what multiple, on what earnings, with how much of the price deferred. High Intent may acquire in this market and discloses that role in every piece.
What we watch on this beat
- 01Headline price versus cash at close, they are rarely the same
- 02Earnouts tied to metrics the seller no longer controls
- 03Whether the buyer is consolidating traffic, tech, or payments
Where this connects
Latest in M&A
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States Challenge Character.AI's Sale Process Ahead of October 30 HearingCalifornia and other states objected on October 23 to Character.AI's proposed bidding procedures in Chapter 11, asking the court to give rival bidders a fair shot against Disney's $20 million offer.
Bumble Agrees to Go Private at $6.05 a Share, More Than Double Its Pre-Deal PriceBumble agreed to be taken private by Ithaca Holdings for $6.05 a share in cash, valuing the company at $1.3 billion, about 138% above its unaffected price.
Bumble's Public Shareholders Will Not Vote on the Sale. Two Holders Already Did.Blackstone and Whitney Wolfe Herd approved Bumble's sale by written consent, Wolfe Herd is rolling her stake into the buyer, and Blackstone sold shares at about $2.94 two weeks before the $6.05 deal.
Grindr Pays $250 Million to Become a Healthcare CompanyGrindr agreed to buy Freddie parent PurposeMed for $250 million in cash and stock, plus up to $70 million in earn-outs, to sell HIV prevention care inside the app.
Blackstone Keeps Selling Bumble, Now at Its Lowest Price YetBlackstone sold about 4.8 million more Bumble shares on September 28 at roughly $2.94, its third quarterly sale this year and the lowest price yet.
A UK Dating App With 25,000 Users Wants a Buyer, No EconomicsUK dating platform launched in 2021 has put itself up for sale, citing 25,000 registered users, 5,000 monthly actives, and 36,000 downloads. Disclosed engagement metrics: 30% thirty-day retention and…
Match Group's $100M Sniffies Bet Puts Gay Cruising Culture on a TimerMatch Group (MTCH) invested $100M for a minority stake in Sniffies, with an option to acquire the platform outright later. Within hours of the April 27 announcement, Sniffies' Instagram filled with us…
Questions operators ask
Small, profitable dating businesses typically trade on a multiple of earnings rather than revenue, with the multiple set by churn, traffic concentration, and payments risk. Clean, diversified acquisition channels are worth more than raw growth.
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