Life360 Deepens Foothold in Family Safety Space with Proposed Acquisition of Jiobit
27 April 2021 - 8:35AM
Business Wire
Proposed acquisition would strengthen Life360’s
position as the leading family safety platform; offering protection
for young children, pets, and seniors
Life360 (ASX:360) today announced the signing of a non-binding
term sheet for the potential acquisition of Jiobit, the
Chicago-based provider of wearable location devices for young
children, pets, and seniors. The consideration for the potential
acquisition is $37 million primarily in stock and debt, with the
possibility that the price could increase to up to $54.5 million if
certain performance metrics are achieved in the two full calendar
years following completion of the deal. The potential acquisition
would strengthen Life360’s position as the leading family safety
platform and accelerate its entrance into fast growing new markets,
including children under ten, the multi-billion dollar pet supplies
and services, and the elder care market.
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Proposed Life360 Jiobit product
integration (Graphic: Business Wire)
Jiobit’s wearable devices would be incorporated into Life360’s
family safety membership, which provides holistic protection for
driving, physical, and digital safety. Premium Life360 members
would get discounted access to Jiobit devices, and
post-integration, family members and pets wearing Jiobit devices
would appear on a single unified family map interface.
“We’ve long wanted to expand beyond the smartphone into wearable
devices, and Jiobit offers the market leading device for pets,
younger children, and seniors,” said Chris Hulls, CEO and
co-founder of Life360. “With Jiobit, Life360 would be the market
leader in both hardware and software products for families once the
deal closes. We will continue to seek out additional opportunities
that could further cement our position as the leading digital
safety brand for families.”
“Life360, as the leading smartphone platform for families, is
the natural home for Jiobit. We have the same shared long-term
vision around the future of the digitally native family, and this
rollup is a natural accelerator,” said John Renaldi, CEO and
co-founder of Jiobit. “We’re excited to gain access to Life360’s
large user base and have access to new resources that will let us
ramp up our growth, new product development, and expansion into
additional verticals.”
The final transaction is subject to the approval of the Boards
of Directors of both Life360 and Jio, Inc., as well as the
stockholders of Jio, Inc.. Visit www.life360.com to learn more
about Life360. The Life360 app can be downloaded from the Apple App
Store and Google Play.
About Life360
Life360 operates a platform for today’s busy families, bringing
them closer together by helping them better know, communicate with
and protect the people they care about most. The Company’s core
offering, the Life360 mobile app, is a market leading app for
families, with features that range from communications to driving
safety and location sharing. Life360 is based in San Francisco and
had more than 26 million monthly active users (MAU) as at December
2020, located in 195 countries.
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registration contained in Regulation S of the US Securities Act of
1933 (Securities Act) for offers of securities which are made
outside the US. Accordingly, the CDIs, have not been, and will not
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other jurisdiction in the US. As a result of relying on the
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Rule 144 of the Securities Act. This means that you are unable to
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the foreseeable future except in very limited circumstances until
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issued bear a FOR Financial Product designation on the ASX. This
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excluding QIBs. However, you are still able to freely transfer your
CDIs on ASX to any person other than a US person who is not a QIB.
In addition, hedging transactions with regard to the CDIs may only
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