(NASDAQ: TMUS) is America’s supercharged Un-carrier, delivering an advanced 4G LTE and transformative nationwide 5G network that will offer reliable connectivity for all. Latham & Watkins LLP served as lead legal counsel and advisor with Bernstein Shur also serving as legal counsel for Ka’ena Corporation. LionTree LLC served as lead financial advisor with BofA Securities and TAP Securities LLC also serving as financial advisors to Ka’ena Corporation. The transaction is expected to be slightly accretive to both Core Adjusted EBITDA and Free Cash Flow as T-Mobile captures the full long-term economic value of the Ka’ena business, including by securing financial benefits beyond the end of the current wholesale exclusivity period.Ĭleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP served as legal advisor to T-Mobile. T-Mobile does not currently expect the transaction to have any impact on the company’s 2023 guidance or its ongoing stock repurchase program. The transaction is subject to the satisfaction of closing conditions, and is expected to close later this year. It is also subject to working capital adjustments and other contractual reserves. The actual price to be paid by T-Mobile will be based upon Ka’ena’s performance during certain periods before and after the closing. T-Mobile will pay up to a maximum of $1.35 billion in a combination of 39% cash and 61% stock to acquire Ka’ena. Owner Ryan Reynolds will continue on in his creative role on behalf of Mint. I am so proud of the entire Mint team and so excited for what’s to come,” said Ryan Reynolds.įollowing the deal’s close, Mint's founders David Glickman and Rizwan Kassim will remain onboard at T-Mobile to manage the brands, which will generally operate as a separate business unit. We are so happy T-Mobile beat out an aggressive last-minute bid from my mom Tammy Reynolds as we believe the excellence of their 5G network will provide a better strategic fit than my mom’s slightly-above-average mahjong skills. “Mint Mobile is the best deal in wireless and today’s news only enhances our ability to deliver for our customers. “This transaction validates our meteoric success and will unite two proven industry innovators committed to doing things differently in the wireless industry.” “Our brands have thrived on the T-Mobile network, and we are thrilled that this agreement will take them even further, bringing the many benefits of 5G to even more Americans,” said David Glickman, founder and CEO of Mint, Ultra and Plum. We think customers are really going to win with a more competitive and expansive Mint and Ultra.” “Over the long-term, we’ll also benefit from applying the marketing formula Mint has become famous for across more parts of T-Mobile. “Mint has built an incredibly successful digital direct-to-consumer business that continues to deliver for customers on the Un-carrier’s leading 5G network and now we are excited to use our scale and owners' economics to help supercharge it - and Ultra Mobile - into the future,” said Mike Sievert, CEO of T-Mobile. The Mint and Ultra brands are complementary to the company’s current prepaid service offerings Metro by T-Mobile, T-Mobile branded prepaid and Connect by T-Mobile. The Un-carrier will also be able to leverage Mint’s industry-leading digital D2C marketing expertise as part of its broader portfolio to reach new customer segments and geographies. T-Mobile is acquiring the brands' sales, marketing, digital, and service operations, and plans to use its supplier relationships and distribution scale to help the brands to grow and offer competitive pricing and greater device inventory to more U.S. With this deal, the brands’ exclusive use of the Un-carrier’s largest, fastest and most reliable 5G network will continue. Ultra Mobile, a unique wireless service offering international calling options to communities across the country and wholesaler Plum. BELLEVUE, Wash.-( BUSINESS WIRE)-T-Mobile US (NASDAQ: TMUS) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Ka’ena Corporation and its subsidiaries and brands: Mint Mobile, a successful direct-to-consumer (D2C) prepaid wireless brand in the U.S.
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