Audioboom has revealed that it is in takeover talks with several parties.
In October the global podcast company appointed J Goodwin & Co and Rockefeller Capital as joint financial advisers to carry out a strategic review.
They considered sourcing new investment to fund further acquisitions; undertaking a substantial acquisition or reverse takeover; a sale of either the company’s US or UK businesses; or a complete takeover.
This morning – as it also reports a rise in annual revenues and profits, and a record fourth quarter – it said it had engaged with several interested parties including global media organisations, US and European peer companies and media-focused private equity investment institutions.
“The company is [now] in discussions with a small number of parties who are considering making a cash offer for the company’s entire issued and to be issued share capital,” it stated.
“The indicative pricing of preliminary proposals received to date are at a premium to the closing price on 2nd October 2025, being the last day of trading immediately prior to the company entering into an offer period.”
Audioboom is headquartered in London with offices in New York, where CEO Stuart Last is based.
It reported revenue of $80.4 million for the 2025 calendar year, up 10% on 2024. Annual adjusted EBITDA profit was $5.1m, up 54% and ahead of 2025 market expectations.
In Q4, it said revenue was $24.9m and adjusted EBITDA profit $2.2m – both quarterly records.
Audioboom pointed to continued significant growth of Showcase – its higher gross margin, tech-based global advertising marketplace – with record revenue of $30.4m, up 31% on 2024.
It had an average global monthly distribution of 118m downloads and video views, up 20% on 2024 following the acquisition of Adelicious in July 2025 and “the fast-paced growth of Audioboom’s video podcasts”.