LendingTree to Buy QuoteWizard.com in a Deal Worth $370.2 Million

LendingTree Inc. late Thursday said it has agreed to buy QuoteWizard.com LLC, an insurance comparison website, in a deal worth $370.2 million, of which $300 million will be in cash. The deal is expected to close in the fourth quarter.

Source: MarketWatch | Published on October 5, 2018

QuoteWizard, which offers an online service for people to compare different options for car and home insurance, will remain in its Seattle headquarters in Pioneer Square as well as its offices in Denver and Sacramento. No layoffs among its 150 employees are planned, a spokesman said.

QuoteWizard is a 12-year-old family-run company. Two years ago, it went on a hiring binge and opened its Denver office before realizing it had grown too quickly and laid off more than 50 people.

The company had revenue of $75.6 million during the first six months of this year. CEO Scott Peyree will stay on after the acquisition as president of LendingTree’s insurance division.