Etsy Expands In Latin America By Acquiring Brazil's Handmade Item Ecommerce Site For $217M Cash

Etsy Inc ETSY inked an agreement to acquire the Brazil e-commerce site for unique, handmade items, Elo7, for $217 million in cash.
Elo7 will continue to be headquartered in Sāo Paulo, Brazil, and operate as a standalone marketplace under its existing leadership team.
This transaction will establish a foothold for Etsy in Latin America, an underpenetrated e-commerce region.
In the near term, Elo7'sElo7's current run rate for GMS and revenue is likely to be neutral to Etsy's top-line results and modestly dilutive to adjusted EBITDA margin.
The transaction is likely to close during Q3 of 2021.
Etsy also recently agreed to acquire London's second-hand fashion marketplace Depop for $1.625 billion.
Etsy held $1.7 billion in cash and equivalents as of Mar. 31, 2021, and an undrawn $200 million revolving credit facility.
Price action: ETSY shares traded higher by 1.70% at $187.95 in the premarket session on the last check Monday.

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