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I remember looking at the deal closer and I believe Ansira paid $10M. However, they assumed all overhead, which I think was pretty substantial. Ansira was actually less headcount than Sincro at the time which I was surprised by. What is quite crazy is this was all right when US went into lockdowns when the sale was announced. I think it was early April and uncertainty was insane.
Makes sense. They connected with private money (Automotive News link) in January of 2020… really lucky timing! However, the acquisition money for their size seems tight at the moment. You break a certain revenue and there are only a small handful of players who can buy you. That decreases the multiple.
CarGurus would make sense as a potential suitor, but I know the website business isn't the most lucrative and is pretty support intensive.
DealerOn's acquisition of Sincro from Ansira surprises industry professionals, who speculate that Ansira likely lost significant money on the deal after paying $10M and assuming substantial overhead costs during the COVID-19 lockdowns in early 2020. The discussion reveals DealerOn had recently secured private equity funding and now faces limited acquisition prospects due to its mid-market revenue size, which reduces the potential valuation multiple that larger buyers would offer.
