Acquisition creates one of the largest e-Commerce media platforms on the open web;
Connexity clients include Walmart, Wayfair, Skechers, Macy’s, eBay and Otto

• Connexity is one of the largest e-Commerce media platforms on the open web, with over a million monthly transaction events.
• The acquisition will enable merchants to reach new clients through Taboola on the open web.
• Taboola and Connexity will be well positioned to drive growth to digital properties and help diversify their revenue mix, while also helping merchants and advertisers — all capitalizing on the significant future growth potential within the $35+ billion
• e-Commerce media addressable market in the US, according to eMarketer.
• Connexity drives its merchant business using contextual signals, alongside direct relationships with publishers, similar to Taboola – hence is not reliant on third party cookies.
• This acquisition creates a company with ex-TAC Gross profit of over $500 million, and approximately $185 million of adjusted EBITDA over the twelve months ended March 31, 2021.
• Taboola expects to grow its stand-alone ex-TAC Gross profit in 2021 more than 20% versus 2020. When including Connexity, the pro forma growth of ex-TAC in 2021 vs 2020 is also expected to exceed 20%.
• The transaction is expected to be accretive to our anticipated profitability in the first full year following the transaction.
• The combination will mark a significant step forward towards Taboola’s open web vision by bringing a market-leading catalog of e-commerce offerings into Taboola’s “Recommend Anything and Anywhere” strategy.
• The total consideration of the transaction is approximately $800 million, consisting of cash and Taboola shares.

Taboola (Nasdaq: TBLA), a global leader in powering recommendations for the open web, helping people discover things they may like, announced today that it has entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire Connexity from Symphony Technology Group for approximately $800 million. Connexity is one of the largest independent e-Commerce media platforms in the open web, serving over 1,600 direct merchants, and 6,000 publishers.