TWLO - Twilio hires Qatalyst as an advisor against activist investors
2023-12-13 11:28:17 ET
Twilio Inc (NYSE: TWLO) has hired Qatalyst Partners as an advisor to work on its defense against activist investors. Its shares are roughly flat at writing.
Twilio is not considering a sale
Qatalyst is broadly known for helping companies with mergers and acquisitions.
But its involvement with Twilio is not a hint that the New York listed firm is considering a potential sale, as per people familiar with the matter.
The news arrives a couple weeks after Anson Funds revealed a stake in Twilio and urged the board to divest the data and applications unit. In response, the communications platform announced a layoff that primarily affected employees in that segment.
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Twilio stock has gained 40% since late October but is still trading only at a fraction of its all-time high in early 2021.
Revenue growth is slowing fast at Twilio
Note that Qatalyst Partners has previously advised Segment as well – a notable customer data platform that Twilio acquired for $3.2 billion in 2020.
Other activist investors that have a stake in the California-based company include Legion Partners ( read more ). Neither Twilio nor Qatalyst has so far commented on the news on Wednesday.
The cloud company has been a target of shareholder activism in 2023 primarily because its revenue is losing steam fast. Annual revenue was up only 5.0% in its latest reported quarter versus 60% in the same three-month period of 2021.
Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/embed/wv63jqh--ZU?feature=oembedNonetheless, Wall Street currently has a consensus “overweight” rating on shares of the tech firm.
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