Sep. 24 at 2:53 PM
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$IAS on fire — shares ripping +20% after Novacap inks
$1.9B all-cash takeover. Deal values IAS at
$10.30/share, a 22% premium.
IAS will go private under Novacap, ending Vista Equity’s run. CEO says the deal accelerates AI-first ad verification while giving fresh resources to scale globally.
📊 Stock hit
$10.19 on monster volume (34M vs avg <1M). Market cap now
$1.69B.
Not everyone’s thrilled — Wall St. had a
$13 target, so some call the price light. But bulls say PE backing could fuel faster growth in digital ad trust & transparency.
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$IAS — cashing out shareholders or setting up for a bigger AI ad play?