SoundHound AI closed its acquisition of LivePerson on September 4, 2026, paying $43 million for the digital messaging platform, two days after shareholders approved the deal. Including debt restructuring, the transaction’s enterprise value is about $250 million. LivePerson’s messaging infrastructure processes roughly 1 billion messages a month across banking, airlines and automotive, and the combined company serves 25 Fortune 100 customers in more than 30 countries. SoundHound plans to combine those capabilities with its voice and agentic technologies, including OASYS, its Orchestrated Agent System. SoundHound issued approximately 36.9 million shares to retire LivePerson’s secured notes, leaving the combined company debt-free, and appointed John Collins as chief financial officer. Management expects at least $100 million in 2027 revenue from LivePerson’s legacy customers, while targeting total 2027 revenue of $350 million to $400 million and potentially more than $500 million if cross-selling succeeds. The purchase price represented a 22% premium to LivePerson’s 30-day weighted average stock price.