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cory weinberg

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Senior reporter covering Anthropic at The Information; authored a profile of Dario Amodei and co-reported the story on Cammy Clark.

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Grindr shows strong fundamentals but faces buyout at 25% premium below peak

Grindr generates ~$430M revenue with 30% EBITDA margins and 30% growth, driven by powerful network effects that have survived corporate turmoil; a controlling shareholder buyout offers 25% premium to current $2.5B valuation but below prior highs, creating tension between public transparency benefits and private operational flexibility with added LBO debt.

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MEDcory weinberg·The Information·11 months ago·Grindr Buyout Battle: Public vs. Private Approach
Grindr shows strong fundamentals but faces buyout at 25% premium below peak
Grindr generates ~$430M revenue with 30% EBITDA margins and 30% growth, driven by powerful network effects that have survived corporate turmoil; a controlling shareholder buyout offers 25% premium to current $2.5B valuation but below prior highs, creating tension between public transparency benefits and private operational flexibility with added LBO debt.
"Grinder is a quietly strong performer uh which which uh might surprise you. It is it has 30ish% ibbit margins. Its revenue growth is in sort of the 30% range. Um it mostly sells s…"
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Private Marketsmixed
Take-private pressure mounts on small-cap tech with concentrated ownership
Small-cap public tech companies with controlling shareholders face increasing take-private pressure due to limited investor attention and liquidity, but leverage-heavy LBO structures risk constraining financial flexibility while removing public-market transparency that users and regulators value.
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Tech Regulation & Antitrustheadwind
CFIUS divestment precedent creates lasting governance overhang for sensitive data apps
The forced divestiture of Grindr from Chinese owner Kunlun by CFIUS established a precedent that national security concerns over sensitive user data can override ownership, creating a persistent governance overhang that influences current take-private deliberations and public-market valuation.