Leo Holdings Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted company (Leo), is in advanced
discussions with a potential target company and expects to announce a deal shortly to acquire a high-growth, technology-enabled business capitalizing on the secular shift of advertising dollars from traditional offline channels to online digital
channels by helping connect consumers and advertisers with innovative marketplace solutions. Leo believes that the targets financial profile is compelling with significant historical revenue growth, expected revenue growth for 2020 of 30% and
strong EBITDA margins and cash conversion.
The total enterprise value of the proposed transaction is anticipated to represent a multiple
of less than 13 times fiscal year 2020 expected EBITDA. Leo believes the anticipated valuation at consummation of the transaction will represent a meaningful discount to relevant public comparable multiples and has indicative support from PIPE
investors at this level.
Completion of the transaction is subject to, among other things, the negotiation and execution of a definitive
agreement providing for the transaction, satisfaction of the closing conditions included therein and approval of the transaction by Leos shareholders. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that a definitive agreement will be entered into or
that the proposed transaction will be consummated.
Leo has mailed to its shareholders of record as of January 17, 2020, a definitive
proxy statement for a special meeting of shareholders to approve an extension of time for Leo to complete an initial business combination through July 31, 2020.
Advisors
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
is acting as capital markets advisor, financial advisor, and private placement agent, and Kirkland & Ellis LLP is acting as legal counsel to Leo as part of the transaction.
About Leo Holdings Corp.
Leo Holdings
Corp. is a blank check company formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses.
Important Information and Where to Find It
If a legally binding definitive agreement is entered into, a full description of the terms of the transaction will be provided in a proxy
statement for the shareholders of Leo (the Proxy Statement), to be filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC). Leo urges investors, shareholders and other interested persons to read, when available, the
preliminary Proxy Statement as well as other documents filed with the SEC because these documents will contain important information about Leo, the potential target company and the transaction. The definitive Proxy Statement will be mailed to
shareholders of Leo as of a record date to be established for voting on the proposed transaction. Shareholders will also be able to obtain a copy of the Proxy Statement, without charge, by directing a request to: Leo Holdings Corp., 21 Grosvenor
Place, London SW1X 7HF. The preliminary and definitive Proxy Statement, once available, can also be obtained, without charge, at the SECs website (www.sec.gov).
Participants in the Solicitation
Leo and
its directors and executive officers may be considered participants in the solicitation of proxies with respect to the potential transaction described herein under the rules of the SEC. Information about the directors and executive officers of Leo
is set forth in Leos Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018, which was filed with the SEC on February 29, 2019. Information regarding the persons who may,
under the rules of the SEC, be deemed participants in the solicitation of the shareholders in connection with the potential transaction will be set forth in the Proxy Statement when it is filed with the SEC. These documents can be obtained free of
charge from the sources indicated above.
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