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Page 1: Digital Brief 003 - Market Report Q2 2015

Q2 2015 Market Report

LUMA partners

Digital Brief 003

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Mobile

LUMA’s Singular Focus on Digital Media

Technology

Media

Marke2ng MarTech

Digital Content

Ad  Tech

Ø  LUMA’s  exper,se  is  at  the  intersec,on  of  Media,  Marke,ng  and  Technology

Ø  At  this  intersec,on  exists: §  Digital  Content:  content  sites,  MCNs,  game  publishers,  aggregators

§  Ad  Tech:  display,  search,  video,  mobile,  social,  content  marke,ng/na,ve,  connected  TV

§  MarTech:  data,  analy,cs,  sales  and  marke,ng  automa,on,  email,  predic,ve  tools,  commerce  technology,  shopper  marke,ng,  payments

Ø  Mobile  prolifera,on  has  a  major  impact  on  these  markets  and  LUMA  is  deeply  knowledgeable  on  mobile

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Overall Commentary on Consolidation Ø  In  our  first  Market  Update  (click  here  hKp://

bit.ly/1Hqqbqd),  we  reported  59  acquisi,ons  in  digital  media,  highlighted  by  strategic  buyers  in  Commerce,  Ad  Tech  and  Consumer  Internet

Ø  The  deals  we  track  in  this  report  fall  into  one  of  four  categories: §  Large  (over  $500  mm) §  Medium  ($100  –  $500  mm) §  Small  ($20  –  $100  mm) §  Sub  $20  mm  exits  are  considered  tech  and  team  deals,  

capitula,ons,  or  undisclosed

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U.S. Digital Media M&A Activity by Sector

Source: LUMA Partners

#  of  Transac2ons

Ø  Digital  media  M&A  picked  up  this  quarter  with  16  more  acquisi,ons  from  last  quarter  and  19  more  compared  to  the  same  period  last  year

31 25 21 22 23

11 13

13 14 21

14 15 16 23

31

Q2  2014 Q3  2014 Q4  2014 Q1  2015 Q2  2015

Ad  Tech MarTech Digital  Content

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A Growing Robust Pool of Strategic Buyers

Ø  So^ware  solu,ons  that  enable  decisioning  of  consumer  data  is  a  capability  that  aKracts  deep  pocketed  strategics  from  a  wide  variety  of  industries

Ø Many  companies  from  Ad  Tech  and  MarTech  have  developed  these  capabili,es

MARKETING  TECH

CRM  SOFTWARE

INTERNET  ORIGINALS TELCO

MARKETING

MEDIA

DATA

CONSUMER  INTERNET

TECH  SERVICES

COMMERCE

Right Time Decisioning of

Consumer Data  

(Ad Tech and MarTech)

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Digital Media M&A Activity by Strategic Buyers

Source: LUMA Partners

Q2  2015

Ø  The  most  ac,ve  strategic  buyer  categories  were  Telco,  Marke,ng  Technology,  Media,  and  Consumer  Internet,  represen,ng  over  48%  of  all  deals  in  digital  media  and  marke,ng  this  quarter

Ø  A^er  siang  out  last  quarter,  Telco  companies  including  Comcast  and  Verizon  led  some  of  the  industry’s  most  significant  deals

Strategic  Buyers  Transac2ons

11%

7%

11%

22% 15% 4%

15%

11% 4%

Consumer  Internet Commerce Telco Media Marke,ng  Tech Tech  Services Internet  Originals CRM  So^ware Marke,ng

Total  Transac2ons  =  75

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Ad Tech M&A Activity

Source: LUMA Partners

Ø  Observa2ons §  Ad  Tech  M&A  con,nued  with  23  

acquisi,ons  this  quarter §  Of  the  23  deals,  6  involved  

mobile  adver,sing  and  app  marke,ng

  Ø  Looking  Ahead  –  Loca2on  Tech

§  With  the  prolifera,on  of  mobile  devices,  marketers  are  trying  to  find  a  reliable  iden,fier  to  target  consumers  across  devices

§  We  expect  to  see  consolida,on  focused  on  loca,on  data  which  serves  as  the  mobile  equivalent  to  the  web  cookie  that  enables  rich  mobile  targe,ng

#  of  Transac2ons

8 9 5 3 3

23 16

16 19 20

Q2  2014 Q3  2014 Q4  2014 Q1  2015 Q2  2015

Over  $100mm Under  $100mm

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Ad Tech – Notable Deals Acquirer Capital

Raised Enterprise

Value Comments

Source: Crunchbase

N/A $4.4bn With  AOL’s  adver,sing  technology,  Verizon  will  be  able  to  mone,ze  its  customer  data  through  more  advanced  cross-­‐device  targe,ng

$33mm N/A The  acquisi,on  of  mobile  ad  serving  and  measurement  company  Medialets  represents  WPP  and  the  agency  world’s  mission  to  provide  more  technology  services  to  marketers

$40mm $720mm Vista  Equity  Partners  acquired  Mediaocean,  a  leading  workflow  and  planning  automa,on  company,  to  further  develop  its  digital  video  and  TV  products

$10mm N/A By  acquiring  analy,cs  company  Proximic,  ComScore  now  has  pre-­‐bid  solu,ons  that  offer  greater  transparency  in  programma,c  adver,sing

$18mm $533mm TwiKer’s  mobile  ad  capabili,es  will  become  more  sophis,cated  a^er  integra,ng  with  TellApart’s  retailer-­‐focused  retarge,ng  technology

$33mm N/A Comcast’s  acquisi,on  of  Visible  World  marks  the  company’s  early  investments  in  addressable  and  programma,c  TV

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MarTech M&A Activity

Source: LUMA Partners

Ø  Observa2ons §  Social  “LUMAcorn”  Sprinklr  

con,nued  its  M&A  tear  with  three  transac,ons  (NewBrand,  Scup,  GetSa,sfac,on)

§  NetSuite  entered  digital  marke,ng  with  acquisi,on  of  ESP  Bronto

Ø  Looking  Ahead  –  Predic2ve  Tech §  Predic,ve  analy,cs  deals  

ramped  up  in  Q2  (C9,  Applied  Predic,ve  Technologies,  Coldlight,  Spliporce)

§  We  expect  predic,ve  analy,cs  to  be  a  hot  area  across  tech  ver,cals  –  including  sales  &  marke,ng

#  of  Transac2ons

4 2 3 2 7

7 11 10 12

15

Q2  2014 Q3  2014 Q4  2014 Q1  2015 Q2  2015

Over  $100mm Under  $100mm

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MarTech – Notable Deals Acquirer Capital

Raised Enterprise

Value Comments

Source: Crunchbase

$154mm $600mm MasterCard  acquired  Applied  Predic,ve  Technologies  which  offers  cloud-­‐based  predic,ve  analy,cs  that  are  used  for  marke,ng  and  pricing  strategies

N/A $395mm The  acquisi,on  of  Borderfree  provides  Pitney  Bowes  with  marke,ng  and  interna,onal    e-­‐commerce  technology  as  the  company  expands  into  digital  commerce  services

$0 $200mm NetSuite  will  integrate  Bronto’s  marke,ng  automa,on  system  with  its  SuiteCommerce  technology,  a  cloud-­‐based  omni-­‐channel  commerce  plaporm

$36mm N/A InsideSales.com  will  combine  its  cloud  technology  with  C9’s  predic,ve  analy,cs  to  create  the  first  predic,ve  cloud  solu,on  that  addresses  the  en,re  sales  funnel

N/A $4bn The  acquisi,on  of  Dealertrack  and  its  digital  marke,ng  services  for  dealerships  will  enable  Cox  Automo,ve  to  create  a  broader  suite  of  tools  for  the  automo,ve  industry

N/A $5.3bn Informa,ca,  a  leading  enterprise  data  integra,on  vendor,  will  be  taken  private  to  focus  on  its  cloud  integra,on  and  data  management  offerings

$37mm N/A The  merged  company  Magne,c  will  combine  first  and  third-­‐party  data  to  give  clients  a  complete  view  of  their  marke,ng  campaigns  throughout  the  customer  life-­‐cycle

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Digital Content M&A Activity

Source: LUMA Partners

Ø  Observa2ons §  Technology  is  transforming    

publishing  from  an  art  to  a  science,  driven  by  data

§  There  were  5  deals  involving  publishers  acquiring  new  ver,cals  and  technology

Ø  Looking  Ahead  –  Deep  Linking §  Google  and  Apple  will  debut  

deep  linking  in  their  next  major  OS  releases  to  enable  seamless  user  experiences  across  apps  

§  Deep  linking  will  have  a  transforma,ve  impact  on  distribu,on  and  mone,za,on  of  apps  and  digital  content

#  of  Transac2ons

2 4 3 9

2

12 11 13

14 29

Q2  2014 Q3  2014 Q4  2014 Q1  2015 Q2  2015

Over  $100mm Under  $100mm

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Digital Content – Notable Deals Acquirer Capital

Raised Enterprise

Value Comments

Source: Crunchbase

N/A N/A Alibaba  sold  its  U.S.  shopping  site  11  Main  to  Open  Sky  in  a  deal  that  shows  Alibaba’s  con,nued  interest  in  penetra,ng  the  U.S  consumer  market

N/A N/A Uber  has  acquired  some  of  Microso^  Bing’s  mapping  technology  in  order  to  create  its  own  proprietary  map  as  it  tries  to  build  a  full  stack  product  

$289mm $1.5bn By  buying  online  learning  company  Lynda.com,  LinkedIn  is  adding  educa,on  to  its  core  business  of  connec,ng  job  seekers  with  new  opportuni,es

$24mm ~100mm Microso ̂ has  acquired  6Wunderkinder,  the  maker  of  to-­‐do  list  app  Wunderlist,  to  add  another  popular  app  and  team  to  its  growing  porpolio  of  consumer  focused  products

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Q2 2015 Stocks Performance – Ad Tech Ø  Ad  Tech  Enjoys  Posi2ve  Quarter

§  Investors  have  finally  warmed  up  to  the  sector.  Ad  tech  stocks  were  collec,vely  up  3%  at  the  end  of  the  quarter

§  Only  three  stocks  are  trading  down  a^er  only  three  stocks  traded  up  in  Q1

Ø  The  Verizon-­‐AOL  Ripple  Effect §  Verizon’s  acquisi,on  of  AOL  and  

its  programma,c  adver,sing  technology  is  expected  to  have  a  posi,ve  ripple  effect  on  the  sector

Note:  Market  Data  as  of  6/30/15

-­‐40%

-­‐30%

-­‐20%

-­‐10%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

01-­‐Apr-­‐15 15-­‐Apr-­‐15 29-­‐Apr-­‐15 13-­‐May-­‐15 27-­‐May-­‐15 10-­‐Jun-­‐15 24-­‐Jun-­‐15

MM   TUBE   RUBI TRMR MXPT YUME FUEL CRTO MRIN

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Q2 2015 Stocks Performance – MarTech Ø  MarTech  Rebounds

§  MarTech  stocks  climbed  5%  this  quarter  a^er  falling  2%  in  the  prior  quarter

Ø  Highlights §  Marke,ng  and  sales  automa,on  

companies  (CRM,  MKTO,  HUBS)  con,nue  to  lead  the  sector

§  Together  they  were  up  over  41%  this  quarter

Note:  Market  Data  as  of  6/30/15

-­‐40%

-­‐30%

-­‐20%

-­‐10%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

01-­‐Apr-­‐15 15-­‐Apr-­‐15 29-­‐Apr-­‐15 13-­‐May-­‐15 27-­‐May-­‐15 10-­‐Jun-­‐15 24-­‐Jun-­‐15

CRM MKTO HUBS BCOV   BV CTCT DWRE   JIVE

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Key Startup Financings to Watch Lead Investor Capital Raised Valuation Comments

Source: Crunchbase

N/A $63mm $1.2bn AppNexus’  latest  round  of  funding  will  aid  its  expansion  into  the  fast-­‐growing  programma,c  video  market

$100mm N/A Banjo  is  ramping  up  its  enterprise-­‐class,  real-­‐,me  data  products  a^er  successfully  transi,oning  from  its  consumer-­‐facing  origins

$210mm $2bn Business  management  company  Domo,  which  lets  users  connect  and  visualize  data,  came  out  of  stealth  in  April  with  a  run-­‐rate  of  $100  million  and  1,000  customers

$186mm $11bn Pinterest  is  rolling  out  its  highly  an,cipated  “buy  buKon”  to  enable  users  to  directly  purchase  products  from  the  social  bookmarking  site

$125mm N/A RetailNext,  a  retail  analy,cs  company  that  collects  data  from  in-­‐store  cameras,  smartphones,  and  POS  systems,  plans  to  expand  interna,onally

$160mm $2.8bn In  just  two  years,  popular  workplace  messaging  app  Slack  has  over  one  million  daily  ac,ve  users  and  is  growing  5%  every  week

$526mm $8.5bn Spo,fy  closed  another  large  round  of  funding  amid  increased  compe,,on  and  as  it  plans  to  expand  into  digital  video  for  the  first  ,me

N/A $100mm $1bn Twilio,  a  provider  of  cloud  communica,ons  infrastructure,  surpassed  a  $100  million  run  rate  last  year  and  works  with  over  500,000  developers  

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Introducing the LUMAcorns

corn

What  do  you  call  a  startup  on  the  LUMAscapes   that  makes  it  to  the  $1  billion  valua,on  mark?

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LUMA’s Recent M&A Deals Ø  LUMA  Ac2vity

§  LUMA  announced  the  MyBuys  merger  with  Magne,c,  following  the  Yieldex  sale  to  AppNexus

Ø  A  Look  Ahead §  We  have  never  been  busier  and  

an,cipate  a  rise  in  the  number  of  deals  coupled  with  an  increase  in  the  size  of  deals  as  industry  consolida,on  con,nues  or  even  accelerates

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LUMA’s Differentiated Value Proposition

Ø  LUMA  has  developed  a  differen,ated  value  proposi,on  based  on: §  Focus §  Exper,se §  Objec,ve  Credibility §  Trust §  Performance

Ø  LUMA  has  built  a  differen,ated  global  brand  

Ø  We  leverage  our  brand  to  op,mize  financial  and  strategic  objec,ves  of  select  quality  clients  

LUMA partners

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LUMA’s Differentiated Strategic Approach Ø Rather  than  pitch  inventory,  LUMA  op,mizes  outcomes  for  quality  growth          companies  by  making  matches  with  strategic  buyers

Ø This  approach  makes  LUMA  an  excellent  choice  if  companies  receive  inbound  interest

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Exis,ng  Assets

Industry  Trends

Compe,,ve  Landscape Strategy Capabili,es

Build

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Partner Target  

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Due  Diligence

Ini,al  Approach

Nego,ate  Transac,on

Close  Transac,on Integra,on

Geo  or  Size  Filter

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LUMA partners

Acts  as  consultant  to  strategic  

decision  makers

Acts  as  banker  to  target  

company

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A"Valua'on"Framework"for"the"Ad"Tech"Sector"

Color by Numbers:

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DISCLAIMER: LUMA Securities, a wholly-owned subsidiary of LUMA Partners, has acted as co-managing underwriter for and may pursue underwriting or other advisory assignments with companies mentioned in this report or in the sector.!!

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Publica2ons (over  750,000  views)

Corporate   Teach-­‐ins

LUMAscapes (over  3  million  views  from  175  countries) DISPLAY MOBILE VIDEO SOCIAL NATIVE SEARCH MARTECH COMMERCE GAMING STRATEGIC

BUYERS

Completed   Deals

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