AdTheorent, a digital advertising company, has closed its merger with MCAP Acquisition Corporation, a blank check company backed by Monroe Capital. AdTheorent, a portfolio company of H.I.G. Capital, will begin trading December 23, 2021 on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol “ADTHW.”
PRESS RELEASE
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–AdTheorent Holding Company, Inc. (“AdTheorent” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: ADTH), a leading programmatic digital advertising company using advanced machine learning technology and privacy-forward solutions to deliver measurable value for advertisers and marketers, yesterday announced that it had completed its business combination (the “Business Combination”) with MCAP Acquisition Corporation (“MCAP”) (Nasdaq: MACQ), a special purpose acquisition company sponsored by an affiliate of Monroe Capital LLC (“Monroe Capital”). The Business Combination was approved by MCAP stockholders in a special meeting on December 21, 2021, and formally closed on December 22, 2021. AdTheorent shares will begin trading today on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol “ADTH” and its warrants will trade under the ticker symbol “ADTHW”.
AdTheorent’s management team, led by CEO Jim Lawson, will continue to execute the Company’s growth strategy. AdTheorent’s existing majority equity holder H.I.G. Growth Partners, the dedicated growth capital investment affiliate of H.I.G. Capital, a leading global alternative investment firm, will remain the Company’s largest stockholder.
AdTheorent’s privacy-forward programmatic digital advertising platform uses machine learning models fueled by non-individualized statistics to drive superior campaign performance, measured by advertiser business goals. The Company is consistently recognized as a leader in its industry, and over the past four months it has seen extremely strong business momentum (49% year-over-year growth for the nine months ended September 30, 2021) and has maintained its “Rule of 50+” company status. During the period, AdTheorent also raised its full-year 2021 guidance twice and has won multiple awards, in addition to its other impressive achievements.
“After several quarters of steady growth and maintaining strong financial fundamentals, we felt entering the public markets was a natural next step for AdTheorent, especially as we believe the market will continue to move towards our privacy-forward machine-learning approach to ad targeting, and drive enduring demand for our solutions,” said Lawson. “We believe the transaction provides AdTheorent the necessary resources to fund our continued expansion and further advance the innovation of both existing and new solutions, which our customers rely on to drive their own revenue and growth. We look forward to capturing even greater market share, with an eye toward delivering steady value to our shareholders along the way.”
“Today is a significant milestone for AdTheorent and a testament to the vision, hard work, and dedication of its management team over the last several years. Considering the current market dynamics in the advertising industry, we believe AdTheorent has a long runway for growth and will experience continued success as a public company,” said Eric Tencer, Managing Director at H.I.G. Growth Partners.
“We are excited for AdTheorent as they begin their next chapter as a public company. With a powerful combination of its strong executive leadership, talented workforce, and industry-leading solutions, we expect that AdTheorent will continue to deliver significant value to its customers. Together, the Company is well-positioned to maintain its strong growth trajectory and create both immediate and long-term value for shareholders,” said MCAP’s former Co-President Zia Uddin.
MCAP is the third SPAC in which affiliates of Monroe Capital acted as a sponsor or participated as a member in the sponsor group. In 2018, an affiliate of Monroe Capital was a member of the sponsor group of Thunder Bridge Acquisition, Ltd. and supported its successful business combination with Repay Holdings Corporation (Nasdaq: RPAY). In 2019, an affiliate of Monroe Capital was a member of the sponsor group of Thunder Bridge Acquisition, Ltd. II and supported its successful business combination with indie Semiconductor, Inc. (Nasdaq: INDI).
The transaction provided primary proceeds of approximately $100 million funded to AdTheorent’s balance sheet to fund the Company as it continues to innovate its technology platform and expand its business. Greenberg Traurig, LLP and Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP served as legal advisors to MCAP and Paul Hastings LLP served as legal advisor to AdTheorent. BofA Securities, Inc., Cowen and Company, LLC and Canaccord Genuity LLC served as joint placement agents on the PIPE offering in connection with the Business Combination. Cowen and Company, LLC and BofA Securities, Inc. served as financial advisors to MCAP and Canaccord Genuity LLC served as financial advisor to AdTheorent.
About AdTheorent
AdTheorent uses advanced machine learning technology and privacy-forward solutions to deliver impactful advertising campaigns for marketers. AdTheorent’s industry-leading machine learning platform powers its predictive targeting, geo-intelligence, audience extension solutions and in-house creative capability, Studio A\T. Leveraging only non-sensitive data and focused on the predictive value of machine learning models, AdTheorent’s product suite and flexible transaction models allow advertisers to identify the most qualified potential consumers coupled with the optimal creative experience to deliver superior results, measured by each advertiser’s real-world business goals.
AdTheorent is consistently recognized with numerous technology, product, growth and workplace awards. AdTheorent was awarded “Best AI-Based Advertising Solution” (AI Breakthrough Awards) and “Most Innovative Product” (B.I.G. Innovation Awards) for four consecutive years. Additionally, AdTheorent is the only six-time recipient of Frost & Sullivan’s “Digital Advertising Leadership Award.” AdTheorent is headquartered in New York, with fourteen offices across the United States and Canada. For more information, visit adtheorent.com.
About H.I.G. Capital
H.I.G. Capital is a leading global alternative assets investment firm with over $45 billion of equity capital under management. Based in Miami, and with offices in New York, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Atlanta in the U.S., as well as international affiliate offices in London, Hamburg, Madrid, Milan, Paris, Bogotá, Rio de Janeiro, and São Paulo, H.I.G. Capital specializes in providing both debt and equity capital to small and mid-sized companies, utilizing a flexible and operationally focused/value-added approach. Since its founding in 1993, H.I.G. Capital has invested in and managed more than 300 companies worldwide. The firm’s current portfolio includes more than 100 companies with combined sales in excess of $30 billion. For more information, please refer to the H.I.G. Capital website at www.higcapital.com.
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