May 21, 2018 – Affiliates of GTCR and Sycamore Partners, two leading private equity firms, today announced the closing of the acquisition of CommerceHub, Inc. (“CommerceHub”or the “Company”), a leading distributed commerce network for retailers and brands.
“The closing of this transaction represents a new and exciting chapter for CommerceHub,”said Frank Poore, CommerceHub’s Founder, President and CEO, who will continue in these roles. “GTCR and Sycamore Partners each bring deep industry expertise to help us to execute our vision for the future of retail. Together, we look forward to accelerating the development of CommerceHub’s platform to transform how retailers and brands drive growth through ecommerce.”
“CommerceHub benefits from a highly strategic position in ecommerce due to its differentiated platform that enables retailers’ most critical growth strategies,”said Mark Anderson, Managing Director of GTCR. “We are excited to build on CommerceHub’s momentum and deliver on its vision for a platform and network to tie together all sources of demand, supply and delivery in global ecommerce.”
“We are excited about this opportunity to build on CommerceHub’s unique position as a valued strategic partner to leading retailers,”said Stefan Kaluzny, Managing Director of Sycamore Partners. “We look forward to working with Frank and CommerceHub’s talented team as we leverage the Company’s leading platform to drive continued growth.”
CommerceHub’s stockholders approved the transaction on May 18, 2018. With the completion of the transaction, CommerceHub’s Series A and Series C common stock are no longer listed for trading on NASDAQ, effective today. In addition, CommerceHub’s Series B common stock will no longer be quoted on the OTC Markets.