Exciting next step in ADT’s strategy to drive capital efficient growth; elimination of dealer margin reduces cost to acquire new customers and improves return on capital going forward
Direct control of greater portion of ecosystem accelerates rollout of innovative security and home automation services
Opportunistic transaction expected to be modestly beneficial to 2020 free cash flow before special items and to accelerate growth in subsequent years
“We’re excited to officially join forces with the impressive Defenders team after successfully partnering with them for nearly 22 years so that, as one company, we can create a unique and simplified platform,” said
“We have built our business by partnering with ADT to sell and install state-of-the-art security systems, helping to protect more than 2.2 million families through our best-in-class marketing team and expert knowledge of the industry,” said
“We are thrilled to join the ADT team,” said
Strategic and Financial Benefits of Transaction
- Enhances Customer Experience: Provides ability to drive a unified brand message and premium customer experience to the majority of ADT’s residential customers.
- Simplifies Operating Ecosystem: Establishes a single party focused on the customer experience and lifetime value, and reduces channel conflict and potential for customer confusion.
- Improves Marketing Prowess: Leverages Defenders’ strengths in customer acquisition to drive optimized spend across channels and enable more effective marketing messaging and customer segmentation.
- Increases Go to Market Efficiency: Significantly enhances ability to bring new initiatives to a broader customer base more quickly, including consumer financing, DIY, and innovative equipment and service offerings.
- Drives Capital Efficiency: Results in a more capital efficient ADT through the elimination of dealer “margin.” Expected to be modestly beneficial to 2020 net cash provided by operating activities and free cash flow before special items and to create synergies to further drive net cash provided by operating activities and free cash flow before special items in subsequent years.
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Financial Advisor
Citi served as the financial advisor to Defenders.
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