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M&A · Industrials · Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management

Ardian to acquire PRGX Global, Inc.

Announced Dec 24, 2020 · Closed Mar 4, 2021

Deal value$195MEV $190M
Premium—To unaffected price
EV / Adj. EBITDA6.1x1.2x EV / Revenue
ConsiderationAll cash$7.71 per share

Transaction

Acquirer
Ardian
Target
PRGX Global, Inc. (PRGX)
Buyer type
Strategic
Offer price per share
$7.71
Enterprise value
$190M
Status
Closed Mar 4, 2021

Deal protections

Break fee (target pays)
$9.8M · 5.0%
Reverse fee (buyer pays)
$11.7M · 6.0%
Go-shop
No-shop
Financing
Committed · Truist Securities

Advisors

To the acquirer
Not disclosed
To the target
Truist Securities

Sector context · Industrials

Comparable deals
6 in the prior 24 months
Premium
Sector median 30.0%
EV / Adj. EBITDA
6.1x vs. 9.8x sector median
Break fee
5.0% vs. 2.2% sector median

Timeline

  1. AnnouncedDec 24, 2020
  2. Proxy filedJan 19, 2021
  3. Definitive proxyJan 29, 2021
  4. Shareholder voteMar 2, 2021
  5. ClosedMar 4, 2021

Valuation · fairness opinions

Discounted cash flow$6.93$8.54
Offer $7.71

Implied value per PRGX Global, Inc. share by analysis, from Truist Securities.

Sources
  • 8-K (EX-99.1) · Dec 28, 2020

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.