Struggling mattress start-ups Eve Sleep and Simba confirm merger talks
Mattress start-ups Eve Sleep and Simba confirmed today they are in talks to merge.
The two businesses have struggled recently with Woodford-backed Eve suffering a share crash after investors were offered shares at a steep discount during a £15m funding round in December.
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Eve’s struggles also hit Simba, and it was forced to slash its valuation to just £20m as it looked to raise more cash.
The pair said today that they are in talks for Eve to acquire Simba through a merger.
They warned that the talks are at a “very early stage” and said the deal may constitute a reverse take-over, but said it is “too early to say”.
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Eve shares have been temporarily suspended after press reports of possible talks over the weekend.
The pair said the suspension will cease when it is agreed the transaction is not a reverse takeover, the talks ends or a deal is agreed.
Eve and Simba have similar direct-to-customer business models, selling mattresses over the internet.