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We’re continuing to ask questions and will update this story as we hear more. A spokesperson for ironSource did not deny the deal when I contacted the company to ask for comment she only said that she would be sending me a comment when she could later. The news is not yet official, but a source tells us that it will be announced formally as early as later today. Unity, the massive games and other interactive content development platform, is planning to merge with ironSource, an app monetization platform that provides tools for ads, cross-channel marketing, distribution and more. Original story from earlier: The downturn in tech valuations is leading to some significant M&A activity, and the latest development on that front looks like it is coming from the world of gaming and perhaps more specifically, interactive developer ops. “ironSource will not be the last,” he said of the deal-making that the current climate is spurring. The Israeli ecosystem produced 52 new unicorns during the first half of 2021, said Avihai Michaeli, an investment banker and startup adviser, but those who proceeded to IPO have since lost some 50%-70% of their valuation this year due to the downturn, a trend that inevitably also laid pressure on ironSource (which indeed went public last year). The deal underscores a definite shift in the industry. We look forward to welcoming Tomer Bar-Zeev, the CEO of ironSource, and the rest of ironSource’s talented team into the Unity family.” “This is a step further toward realizing our vision of a fully integrated platform that helps creators in every step of their RT3D journey. The combination of Unity and ironSource better supports creators of all sizes by giving them all the tools they need to create and grow successful apps in gaming and other consumer-facing verticals like e-commerce,” said John Riccitiello, CEO of Unity, in a statement.

“We believe the world is a better place with more successful creators in it. The companies expect the detail to close in Q4, and “is expected to generate a run rate of $1 billion in Adjusted EBITDA by the end of 2024,” Unity said. Part of the transaction will also involve Silver Lake and Sequoia, the two largest Unity shareholders, investing $1 billion in Unity in the form of convertible notes after the transaction closes. ironSource is being valued at $4.4 billion in the all-stock deal. We'll be back with any further updates.Update: The companies have confirmed the news here. You can also listen to the Unity earnings call here at Shacknews. The Unity Investor Relations website will host the call at 2:00 p.m. Unity will have more information on its Q1 2022 earnings when it holds its investor call later today. Unity also notes in its report, 'A reconciliation of non-GAAP guidance measures to corresponding GAAP measures is not available on a forward-looking basis without unreasonable effort due to the uncertainty of expenses that may be incurred in the future and cannot be reasonably determined or predicted at this time, although it is important to note that these factors could be material to Unity’s results computed in accordance with GAAP.' The lower guidance number comes from continuing challenges to the supply chain that are expected to linger throughout 2022 and potentially beyond. Unity (U) sunk by as much as 40 percent in after-hours trading and continues to fluctuate, according to Yahoo Finance. Unfortunately, Wall Street does not appear to be responding positively to Unity's report after the company lowered its revenue guidance for the year.

Short-term, we are laser-focused on accelerating growth in Operate.' 'We remain focused on the massive opportunity we see in front of us long-term. ' Unity delivered record quarterly revenue in the first quarter of 2022, the highest in the company’s history, up 36% compared with the first quarter of 2021, with Create over-performing at 65% year-on-year growth, offset by slower growth in Operate,' Unity President and Chief Executive Officer John Riccitiello said via press release. As a result, the company's stock has fallen by roughly 40 percent.

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While the company is touting a record quarter with $320 million USD in revenue, the company has cut the full year 2022 revenue guidance. Unity has issued its earnings results for Q1 2022.

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