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Farm Bureau Property & Casualty Insurance Company to acquire FBL Financial Group Inc

Announced Jan 11, 2021 · Closed May 25, 2021

Deal value$528M
Premium50.0%To unaffected price
EV / Adj. EBITDA—
ConsiderationAll cash

Transaction

Acquirer
Farm Bureau Property & Casualty Insurance Company
Target
FBL Financial Group Inc
Buyer type
Strategic
Offer price per share
—
Enterprise value
—
Status
Closed May 25, 2021

Deal protections

Break fee (target pays)
$18.5M · 3.5%
Reverse fee (buyer pays)
—
Go-shop
No-shop
Financing
No financing condition

Advisors

To the acquirer
Not disclosed
To the target
Barclays
Barclays fee
$1.0M

Sector context · Financials

Comparable deals
7 in the prior 24 months
Premium
50.0% vs. 48.0% sector median
EV / Adj. EBITDA
—
Break fee
3.5% vs. 2.9% sector median

Timeline

  1. AnnouncedJan 11, 2021
  2. Proxy filedFeb 12, 2021
  3. Definitive proxyMar 17, 2021
  4. Shareholder voteApr 29, 2021
  5. ClosedMay 25, 2021

Valuation · fairness opinions

Trading comparables$35.64$41.58
Sum of the parts$229.00$267.20
Sum of the parts$9.33$10.88
Sum of the parts$45.86$60.10
Sum of the parts$44.52$55.65

Implied value per FBL Financial Group Inc share by analysis, from Barclays · DCF discount rate 7%–10%.

Sources
  • 8-K · Jan 11, 2021
  • 8-K · May 3, 2021

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