GreenSky

GreenSky, LLC
Company typePrivate
Nasdaq: GSKY (2018–2022)
IndustryFinancial technology
Founded2006; 18 years ago (2006)
FounderDavid Zalik
HeadquartersAtlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Area served
United States
Key people
Tim Kaliban (CEO)[1]
RevenueDecrease US$518 million (2021)[2]
OwnerConsortium led by Sixth Street Partners (2024–present)
Number of employees
992 (2021)[2]
ParentGoldman Sachs (2022–2024)
Websitegreensky.com

GreenSky, LLC is a financial technology company founded in 2006 based in Atlanta, Georgia. It provides technology to banks and merchants to make loans to consumers for home improvement, solar, healthcare and other purposes.[3]

Financing for GreenSky credit programs is provided by federally-insured, federal and state-chartered financial institutions.[4] From 2012 to 2016 nearly $5 billion had been lent through GreenSky credit program.[citation needed]

On March 15, 2024, it was announced that Goldman Sachs completed the sale of the firm to an investor group consisting of Sixth Street Partners, KKR, Bayview Asset Management and CardWorks.[5][1]

Business

GreenSky is less well known than other companies in the so-called fintech market such as SoFi or LendingClub, in part because it does not make loans using its own capital.[3] GreenSky's partner banks—in 2016, they numbered 14 and included Regions Financial Corp. and SunTrust Banks—made loans online or through the GreenSky mobile app to customers of some 12,000 merchants ranging from retailers such as The Home Depot, Inc. to individual contractors.[3] GreenSky signs up merchants who sell items, such as furniture and home improvement products, including window replacement, aluminum siding, and roofing. It also expanded to handle elective medical procedures.[6]

The firm—and others like Affirm Inc., Klarna Inc. and Promise Financial Inc. -- essentially supplant credit cards for larger and more focused spending on consumer projects and then effect a fixed-period and fixed-interest-rate payback. Other competitors in the general market are Avant Inc. and On Deck Capital Inc;[3] in solar, Mosaic Inc. and Spruce Finance Inc., backed by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.[7] Describing GreenSky's whole business, CEO David Zalik said “We’re not competing with banks, and we’re not attempting to be a lender. We’re a technology company.”[3] Its lending program is SSAE 16 Type II compliant.[8]

In 2015, GreenSky was considering an expanded business presence, including a call center, in Kentucky in the greater Cincinnati area. Investment of about $7 million was being considered with a $2 million 10-year tax incentive program in discussion.[9] In 2015, it also announced a multimillion-dollar expansion that would create 350 jobs in Atlanta, about one-third of which would be technology related.[10]

In 2016, the firm was profitable according to its CEO.[3] In the same year, CEO David Zalik was presented with the National EY Entrepreneur of the Year Award in Financial Services.[11]

In June 2020, it reported the closing of an Incremental Term Loan B facility of $75 million, the proceeds of which would be used for general business purposes and to strengthen the overall liquidity structure of the company.[12]

Capitalization and valuation

The firm was founded in 2006 by David Zalik.[13][8] In September, 2016, GreenSky raised $50 million in capital and established a $2 billion lending plan with Fifth Third Bancorp in Cincinnati, Ohio. The capital valued the firm at $3.6 billion, more than twice its valuation at the last fund-raising round for $300 million in 2014. Other investors from earlier rounds include TPG, Wellington Management, DST Global, ICONIQ Capital and QED Investors. The 2016 valuation "makes GreenSky one of the most valuable privately held financial technology startups" according to the Wall Street Journal.[3]

On May 14, 2018, GreenSky set its IPO terms to 34.09 million shares at $21-$23.[14] At 38 million sold shares, the IPO exceeded Greensky's target and raised $874 million for the company.[13]

On September 15, 2021, it was announced that Goldman Sachs (GS) would buy the company in an all-stock deal that values Greensky at $2.24 billion. Reuters reported that the company's IPO in 2018 valued the company at about $4 billion.[15] CNBC reported somebody bought several tens of thousands of call options the day before the takeover was announced for 5 cents an option, and that the $4,000 investment was now worth $2 million. CNBC also pointed out that normal daily option volume was less than 200 option contracts and their option analyst, Pete Najerian, said that "It doesn't smell right" and speculated that the trade would attract attention for possible insider trading.

In September 2021, GS announced to acquire GreenSky for about $2.24 billion. One year after completing its acquisition, making a loss and deciding to explore the sale of the company,[16] GS reached a deal to sell GreenSky to a group of investment firms which includes Sixth Street Partners, KKR, and Bayview Asset Management in October 2023;[17][18] the transaction was completed in 2024.[1]

Management and employment

  • David Zalik, Chief Executive Officer since 2006 and co-founder
  • Gerry Benjamin, Vice Chairman
  • Tim Kaliban, President & Chief Risk Officer[19]

GreenSky has more than 1000 employees.[20]

References

  1. ^ a b c Leffert, Catherine (March 15, 2024). "Goldman closes GreenSky sale, and Synovus sees an edge". American Banker.
  2. ^ a b "GreenSky 2021 Annual Report (Form 10-K)". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. 2022-03-11.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Demos, Telis, "GreenSky Scores $3.6 Billion Valuation From Fifth Third Bancorp.", Wall Street Journal, September 12, 2016. Retrieved 2016-09-12.
  4. ^ "Why GreenSky | GreenSky". GreenSky. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
  5. ^ "GreenSky Announces Completion of Acquisition by Sixth Street-led Consortium". Business Wire. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  6. ^ "Instant Lending Made This College Dropout a Billionaire". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
  7. ^ Chernova, Yuliya, "Warburg Pincus Leads $220 Million Round for Solar Lender Mosaic" Archived 2017-03-22 at the Wayback Machine, August 4, 2016. Retrieved 2016-09-12.
  8. ^ a b About us, company webpage. Retrieved 2016-09-12.
  9. ^ Demeropolis, Tom, "Big financial call center planned in Greater Cincinnati", Cincinnati Business Courier, April 30, 2015. Retrieved 2016-09-12.
  10. ^ "Fintech company GreenSky to add 350 jobs - Atlanta Business Chronicle". Atlanta Business Chronicle. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
  11. ^ "Strategic Growth Forum Videos". www.ey.com. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
  12. ^ "GreenSky, Inc. Announces Closing of $75 Million Incremental Term Loan". The Baytown Sun. 10 June 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  13. ^ a b Debter, Lauren (2018-05-24). "GreenSky, An Online Lending Unicorn, Raises Over $800 Million In IPO". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  14. ^ Prang, Allison (2018-05-14). "GreenSky Expects IPO to Price Between $21 and $23 a Share". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
  15. ^ "Goldman Sachs scoops up digital lender GreenSky to boost consumer banking". Reuters. 15 September 2021.
  16. ^ Son, Hugh (23 June 2023). "Goldman Sachs faces big writedown on CEO David Solomon's ill-fated GreenSky deal". CNBC. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  17. ^ Copeland, Rob (11 October 2023). "Goldman Sachs Offloads 'Buy Now, Pay Later' Firm in Quick Retreat". The New York Times. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  18. ^ Rudegeair, AnnaMaria Andriotis, Laura Cooper and Peter (11 October 2023). "Goldman Sachs Finalizes Deal to Unload Specialty Lender at Steep Loss". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 16 October 2023.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  19. ^ Leadership team, company webpage. Three from professional resumes provided on sixteen company executives. Retrieved 2016-09-12.
  20. ^ "Overview".

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