One of the Largest U.S. SPAC Transactions Ever
with $4.2 Billion Enterprise Value
Includes $488 Million of Equity Capital to
Delever the Company and Position it for Growth
Combined Company to Trade on NYSE Under Ticker
VVNT Commencing January 21
Vivint Smart Home, Inc. (“Vivint”) and Mosaic Acquisition Corp.
(NYSE: MOSC; “Mosaic”), today announced the completion of the
previously announced transaction between Vivint and Mosaic, which
results in Vivint becoming a publicly traded company. The
transaction is one of the largest U.S. SPAC mergers ever with an
enterprise value of $4.2 billion, including additional equity of
$488 million.
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Mosaic shareholders approved the transaction at a special
meeting earlier today. The combined company will be named Vivint
Smart Home and will trade under the ticker symbol VVNT on the New
York Stock Exchange beginning Tuesday, January 21, 2020. Existing
Vivint investors and new investors supporting the transaction
include affiliates of Blackstone and Fortress Investment Group LLC,
and anchor investors of Mosaic.
Vivint’s management team, led by Founder and Chief Executive
Officer Todd Pedersen and President Alex Dunn, will continue to
lead the combined company. David Maura, Executive Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer of Mosaic, will join the combined company’s
Board of Directors.
“In a market where it is difficult to find value, Vivint
presents a unique opportunity to invest in the rapidly expanding
home automation space,” said David Maura. “Vivint’s smart home
technology empowers the customer to control the entire home from
one app, and its offering is delivered with a customer-focused
approach to sales, installation and service. In contrast to many
competitors, Vivint owns its entire data stack, and the company has
built a competitive moat by seamlessly merging the digital and
physical worlds. I have made a significant personal investment in
Vivint and I look forward to serving on the Board as Todd, Alex and
the team lead the company through its next phase of growth and
development.”
“Completing our merger with Mosaic and becoming a publicly
traded company is an important milestone for Vivint,” said Todd
Pedersen. “With the new capital from this transaction, we will
strengthen our balance sheet and continue to invest to support our
mission of helping families live more conveniently and
intelligently with Vivint’s smart home platform. As we begin our
next chapter, Vivint is well positioned to achieve our goal of
redefining the home experience.”
David Maura concluded: “We are thrilled to complete this
transaction with Blackstone and thank them for their partnership.
We believe the fact that a proven private equity leader like
Blackstone not only remained fully invested in Vivint, but also
committed additional equity, underscores the unique value creation
opportunity that Vivint represents.”
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Evercore and Blackstone Capital
Markets served as financial advisors and capital markets advisors
to Vivint. Deutsche Bank Securities, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC,
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and RBC Capital Markets LLC acted as
financial advisors and capital markets advisors to Mosaic.
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP acted as legal counsel to
Vivint. Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP served as
legal counsel to Mosaic. Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver &
Jacobson LLP acted as legal counsel to Fortress.
About Vivint Smart Home
Vivint Smart Home is a leading smart home company in North
America. Vivint delivers an integrated smart home system with
in-home consultation, professional installation and support
delivered by its Smart Home Pros, as well as 24/7 customer care and
monitoring. Dedicated to redefining the home experience with
intelligent products and services, Vivint serves more than 1.5
million customers throughout the United States and Canada. For more
information, visit www.vivint.com.
About Mosaic Acquisition Corp.
Mosaic Acquisition Corp. is a special purpose acquisition
company formed by Mosaic Sponsor, LLC and Fortress Mosaic Sponsor
LLC for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset
acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business
combination with one or more businesses. For more information,
visit www.mosaicac.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes certain forward-looking statements
as defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995,
including statements regarding, among other things, the Company’s
plans, strategies and prospects, both business and financial These
statements are based on the beliefs and assumptions of the
Company’s management. Although the Company believes that its plans,
intentions and expectations reflected in or suggested by these
forward-looking statements are reasonable, the Company cannot
assure you that it will achieve or realize these plans, intentions
or expectations. Forward-looking statements are inherently subject
to risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Generally, statements that
are not historical facts, including statements concerning our
possible or assumed future actions, business strategies, events or
results of operations, are forward-looking statements. These
statements may be preceded by, followed by or include the words
“believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “projects,” “forecasts,” “may,”
“will,” “should,” “seeks,” “plans,” “scheduled,” “anticipates” or
“intends” or similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are
not guarantees of performance. You should not put undue reliance on
these statements which speak only as of the date hereof. You should
understand that the following important factors, in addition to
those discussed in “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in APX Group
Holdings, Inc.’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K/A, for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 (the “Form 10-K/A”), APX Group
Holdings, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (the “Q1 Form 10-Q”)
for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2019, APX Group Holdings,
Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (the “Q2 Form 10-Q”) for the
fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2019 and APX Group Holdings, Inc.’s
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended
September 30, 2019 (together with the Q1 Form 10-Q and Q2 Form
10-Q, the “Form 10-Qs”), could affect our future results and could
cause those results or other outcomes to differ materially from
those expressed or implied in our forward-looking statements:
- risks related to disruption of management’s time from ongoing
business operations due to the completion of the transactions with
Mosaic Acquisition Corp.;
- risks of the smart home and security industry, including risks
of and publicity surrounding the sales, subscriber origination and
retention process;
- the highly competitive nature of the smart home and security
industry and product introductions and promotional activity by our
competitors;
- litigation, complaints, product liability claims and/or adverse
publicity;
- the impact of changes in consumer spending patterns, consumer
preferences, local, regional, and national economic conditions,
crime, weather, demographic trends and employee availability;
- increases and/or decreases in utility and other energy costs,
increased costs related to utility or governmental
requirements;
- cost increases or shortages in smart home and security
technology products or components;
- the introduction of unsuccessful new Smart Home Services;
- privacy and data protection laws, privacy or data breaches, or
the loss of data;
- the impact to the Company's business, results of operations,
financial condition, regulatory compliance and customer experience
of the Vivint Flex Pay plan (as described in Note 1 - Basis of
Presentation in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial
statements) and the Company's ability to successfully compete in
retail sales channels; and
- risks related to the Company's exposure to variable rates of
interest with respect to its revolving credit facility and term
loan facility.
In addition, the origination and retention of new subscribers
will depend on various factors, including, but not limited to,
market availability, subscriber interest, the availability of
suitable components, the negotiation of acceptable contract terms
with subscribers, local permitting, licensing and regulatory
compliance, and our ability to manage anticipated expansion and to
hire, train and retain personnel, the financial viability of
subscribers and general economic conditions.
These and other factors that could cause actual results to
differ from those implied by the forward-looking statements in this
Press Release are more fully described in the “Risk Factors”
section of the Form 10-K/A, as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and the Form 10-Qs, as such risk
factors may be updated from time to time in the Company's periodic
filings with the SEC, and are accessible on the SEC’s website at
www.sec.gov. The risks described herein or in the “Risk Factors”
sections of the Form 10-K/A and Form 10-Qs are not exhaustive.
The Company undertakes no obligations to update or revise
publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise, except as required by
law.
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For Vivint Investors Dale R.
Gerard, (801) 705-8011 dgerard@vivint.com Media Liz Tanner, (801) 229-6956
liz.tanner@vivint.com For Mosaic Sard Verbinnen & Co.
George Sard/David Millar (212) 687-8080
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