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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · QuinStreet (QNST)

QuinStreet completes HomeBuddy acquisition for $115.0 million cash

Neutral Impact 4 of 5 m&a Written later

QuinStreet completed its acquisition of all equity securities of SIREN GROUP AG, doing business as HomeBuddy, on January 2, 2026, under a Share Purchase Agreement dated November 30, 2025. The company also entered a new $150 million senior secured revolving credit facility, which it says will partly fund the deal and may be used for working capital and general corporate purposes.

Key points

  • Cash paid at closing: $115.0 million, subject to adjustments in the Purchase Agreement
  • Additional post-closing payments owed: $75.0 million, payable in equal annual installments over four years
  • New $150 million revolving credit facility with MUFG Bank, LTD. as administrative agent, maturing January 2, 2031
  • Facility secured by first-priority liens on substantially all assets of the borrower and certain subsidiaries; interest at SOFR-based rate plus up to 2.75% or base rate plus up to 1.75%

The filing

CompanyQuinStreet (QNST)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECJan 2, 2026, 4:19 PM ET
Accession number0000950103-26-000053

Items reported: 1.01 Material Definitive Agreement2.01 Acquisition or Disposition Completed2.03 New Direct Financial Obligation

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

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