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MTY Food Group Inc. to acquire BBQ Holdings, Inc.

Announced Aug 9, 2022 · Closed Sep 28, 2022

Deal value$200MEV $164M
Premium—To unaffected price
EV / Adj. EBITDA9.1x0.7x EV / Revenue
ConsiderationAll cash$17.25 per share

Transaction

Acquirer
MTY Food Group Inc. (MTY)
Target
BBQ Holdings, Inc.
Buyer type
Strategic
Offer price per share
$17.25
Enterprise value
$164M
Status
Closed Sep 28, 2022

Deal protections

Break fee (target pays)
$7.8M · 3.9%
Reverse fee (buyer pays)
—
Go-shop
No-shop
Financing
—

Advisors

To the acquirer
National Bank Financial
To the target
Kroll

Sector context · Industrials

Comparable deals
76 in the prior 24 months
Premium
Sector median 47.4%
EV / Adj. EBITDA
9.1x vs. 10.9x sector median
Break fee
3.9% vs. 2.7% sector median

Timeline

  1. AnnouncedAug 9, 2022
  2. Tender offerAug 9, 2022
  3. ClosedSep 27, 2022

Valuation · fairness opinions

Trading comparables$13.48$16.77
Offer $17.25

Implied value per BBQ Holdings, Inc. share by analysis.

Sources
  • 8-K (EX-99) · Aug 9, 2022
  • 8-K · Aug 9, 2022
  • 8-K (EX-99.1) · Sep 28, 2022

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.