Definitive Healthcare Announces Launch of Proposed Follow-On Offering of 11,000,000 Shares of Class A Common Stock
Definitive Healthcare Corp. (Nasdaq: DH) has initiated a public offering of 11,000,000 shares of its Class A common stock, with an option for underwriters to acquire an additional 1,650,000 shares. The net proceeds will fund acquisitions and general corporate purposes, including purchasing up to 7,000,000 limited liability interests from its subsidiary, AIDH TopCo, LLC, and repurchasing up to 2,233,238 shares of Class A stock. The offering is managed by leading financial firms, with a prospectus available through the SEC.
- Commencement of public offering of 11,000,000 Class A shares could enhance liquidity.
- Proceeds aimed at acquisitions and share repurchases may bolster shareholder value.
- Dilution risk for existing shareholders due to new share issuance.
FRAMINGHAM, Mass., Nov. 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Definitive Healthcare Corp. (“Definitive Healthcare”) (Nasdaq: DH), an industry leader in healthcare commercial intelligence, today announced the commencement of an underwritten public offering of 11,000,000 shares of its Class A common stock. In addition, Definitive Healthcare expects to grant the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 1,650,000 shares of its Class A common stock at the public offering price, less underwriting discounts and commissions.
Definitive Healthcare intends to use the net proceeds from the proposed offering (a) for acquisitions and general corporate purposes, including purchasing up to 7,000,000 newly issued limited liability interests from its subsidiary AIDH TopCo, LLC, and (b) to repurchase up to an aggregate of 2,233,238 shares of Class A common stock and purchase 1,766,762 limited liability interests in AIDH TopCo, LLC from existing holders in a “synthetic secondary” transaction. In the event the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional shares, Definitive Healthcare will use the net proceeds to repurchase additional shares of Class A common stock and purchase limited liability interests in AIDH TopCo, LLC from existing holders.
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC are acting as lead joint book-running managers and representatives of the underwriters for the proposed offering. Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Barclays Capital Inc. are acting as joint book-running managers and are also representatives of the underwriters for the proposed offering. Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. are acting as book-runners for the proposed offering. Canaccord Genuity LLC, Raymond James & Associates, Inc., Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated, Drexel Hamilton, LLC and Loop Capital Markets are acting as co-managers.
The proposed offering will be made only by means of a prospectus. A copy of the preliminary prospectus related to the proposed offering may be obtained from the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) at www.sec.gov, and copies of the preliminary prospectus may be obtained from: Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Attn: Prospectus Department, 200 West Street, New York, NY 10282, by telephone at (866) 471-2526 or by email at prospectus-ny@ny.email.gs.com; J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717, by telephone at (866) 803-9204 or by email at prospectuseq_fi@jpmorganchase.com; Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Attn: Prospectus Department, 180 Varick Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10014; or Barclays Capital Inc., c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, New York 11717, by telephone at (888) 603-5847 or by at email at barclaysprospectus@broadridge.com.
A registration statement on Form S-1 relating to these securities has been filed with the SEC but has not yet become effective. These securities may not be sold, nor may offers to buy these securities be accepted, prior to the time the registration statement becomes effective.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy these securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.
About Definitive Healthcare
At Definitive Healthcare, our passion is to transform data, analytics and expertise into healthcare commercial intelligence. We help clients uncover the right markets, opportunities and people, so they can shape tomorrow’s healthcare industry. Our SaaS platform creates new paths to commercial success in the healthcare market, so companies can identify where to go next.
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