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Joshua Kushner’s Thrive Holdings is acquiring ADT for $7.6 billion

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In short

Thrive Holdings operates much like a private equity firm that targets established sectors to implement cutting-edge machine learning tools. Under the terms of the all-cash agreement, the transaction is projected to officially close either next year or during the first quarter of 2027. ADT CEO Jim DeVries emphasized that this strategic backing offers the technological expertise required to accelerate innovation for customers. Meanwhile, technicians will continue to sell and install Google Nest products alongside Apple smart home equipment.

Key points

  • Thrive Holdings functions as a specialized investment offshoot designed to acquire tradit…: Thrive Holdings functions as a specialized investment offshoot designed to acquire traditional businesses and enhance them through artificial intelligence workflows.
  • Company leadership expects the takeover to provide crucial capital and deep technological…: Company leadership expects the takeover to provide crucial capital and deep technological expertise to boost product innovation and service quality.
  • The investment group was founded by Joshua Kushner, whose broader firm Thrive Capital Man…: The investment group was founded by Joshua Kushner, whose broader firm Thrive Capital Management established the private-equity-style holding company last year.

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The Joshua Kushner-led Thrive Holdings is acquiring ADT in an all-cash deal valued at $7.6 billion. The deal is expected to close in the first quarter of 2027 and will take ADT private, as reported earlier by Bloomberg.

Joshua Kushner’s Thrive Holdings is acquiring ADT for $7.6 billion

The deal, which will take ADT private, is expected to close next year.

The deal, which will take ADT private, is expected to close next year.

Joshua Kushner is the brother of President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner. Thrive Holdings was founded last year, serving as an offshoot of Joshua Kushner’s venture capital firm Thrive Capital Management. TechCrunch likens Thrive Holdings to a “private equity firm for AI,” as it purchases “traditional” businesses, like accounting and IT services, and applies AI to their workflows.

Though ADT operates a standalone home security service, it has struck partnerships with major tech companies that allow its technicians to sell and install Google Nest devices, as well as Apple’s new lineup of smart home products.

“With Thrive Holdings’ long-term capital and technology expertise, ADT will gain…

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