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M&A · Industrials · Special Industry Machinery, NEC

Seagate Technology Holdings plc to acquire Intevac Inc

Announced Feb 13, 2025 · Closed Mar 31, 2025

Deal value$119MEV $72M
Premium45.0%To unaffected price
EV / Adj. EBITDA—1.1x EV / Revenue
ConsiderationAll cash$4.00 per share

Transaction

Acquirer
Seagate Technology Holdings plc (STX)
Target
Intevac Inc (IVAC)
Buyer type
Strategic
Offer price per share
$4.00
Enterprise value
$72M
Status
Closed Mar 31, 2025

Deal protections

Break fee (target pays)
$4.3M · 3.6%
Reverse fee (buyer pays)
—
Go-shop
No-shop
Financing
No financing condition

Advisors

To the acquirer
Not disclosed
To the target
Houlihan Lokey

Sector context · Industrials

Comparable deals
87 in the prior 24 months
Premium
45.0% vs. 36.5% sector median
EV / Adj. EBITDA
Sector median 9.1x
Break fee
3.6% vs. 2.7% sector median

Timeline

  1. AnnouncedFeb 13, 2025
  2. Tender offerMar 3, 2025
  3. ClosedMar 31, 2025

Valuation · fairness opinions

Trading comparables$3.71$4.21
Discounted cash flow$3.31$3.64
Offer $4.00

Implied value per Intevac Inc share by analysis, from Houlihan Lokey.

Sources
  • 8-K (EX-99) · Feb 13, 2025
  • SC TO-C (EX-99.1) · Feb 13, 2025
  • 8-K · Feb 13, 2025

Adj. EBITDA is operating income + D&A + impairment, restructuring, deal costs and stock compensation, less any large gain on a sale, last twelve months, from the target's filings. Calculated by Castle, so it can differ from a bank's adjusted figure.

Prepared with Castle from public SEC EDGAR filings. Figures are extracted automatically; verify against the source documents. Not investment advice.