William Blair analyst Jason Ader downgraded Couchbase (BASE) to Market Perform from Outperform after Haveli Investments announced an agreement to acquire Couchbase for $1.5B, or $24.50 per share in cash. The deal is “generally a good outcome” for shareholders with “a reasonable multiple” being paid for a company at this scale and growth rate, but which has yet to reach profitability, the analyst tells investors.
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