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Cabrera: Vista acquired Xactly at $16 per share, doubling IPO investors' money

Chris Cabrera · 1142 Why went public, then sold to Vista for $564m on $100m in ARR · Sep 9, 2018 · at 9:29

Chris Cabrera details the acquisition price when Vista Equity Partners acquired Xactly.

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“Everybody, you know, bought in at eight, sold at pretty much 16. So everyone doubled their money. That's what we sold to Vista for.”

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The claim, plainly

Xactly sold to Vista Equity Partners at approximately $16 per share, doubling the money of investors who bought at the $8 IPO price.

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Assessment

Official SEC filings (including Form DEFM14A and Form 8-K) confirm that Vista Equity Partners acquired Xactly Corporation in July 2017 for $15.65 per share in cash. Furthermore, Xactly's June 2015 initial public offering was priced at exactly $8.00 per share. The sale price of $15.65 represents a 95.6% return (1.96x) on the IPO price, perfectly aligning with Chris Cabrera's characterization that shares were bought at $8 and sold at 'pretty much 16', effectively doubling IPO investors' money.

Xactly Corporation's SEC Form DEFM14A confirms an all-cash merger consideration of $15.65 per share paid by affiliates of Vista Equity Partners in a transaction that closed on July 31, 2017.
Xactly Corporation's June 26, 2015 IPO was priced at $8.00 per share under ticker XTLY on the NYSE.

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[1] sec.gov [2] classaction.org [3] xactlycorp.com [4] kirkland.com [5] xactlycorp.com [6] streetinsider.com [7] renaissancecapital.com [8] sec.gov

Xactly Vista Equity Partners merger agreement price per share 2017 "Xactly" "Vista Equity Partners" "per share" SEC 8-K OR DEFM14A OR merger 2017 "Xactly" IPO price "$8" per share 2015

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