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Squarespace Holder Glazer Capital Opposes Permira’s Buyout Deal
- Investment firm calls offer ‘inadequate’ for website-builder
- Permira agreed to pay $44 a share in $6.9 billion bid
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A shareholder in Squarespace Inc. has come out against its $6.9 billion takeover by Permira, arguing the website-builder is selling for cheap after running a flawed sale process.
Permira’s May agreement to buy Squarespace for $44 a share materially undervalues the company, Glazer Capital said Wednesday in a letter to the board. Two industry standard valuation analyses were omitted from a fairness opinion for the transaction, resulting in significant undervaluation, according to the letter. Those opinions would value Squarespace at $49.30 a share or more, Glazer said.