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M&A · Industrials · Hotels & Motels

Sonesta International Hotels Corporation to acquire Red Lion Hotels Corp

Announced Dec 30, 2020 · Closed Mar 18, 2021

Deal value$90MEV $90M
Premium88.0%To unaffected price
EV / Adj. EBITDA—1.3x EV / Revenue
ConsiderationAll cash

Transaction

Acquirer
Sonesta International Hotels Corporation
Target
Red Lion Hotels Corp
Buyer type
Strategic
Offer price per share
—
Enterprise value
$90M
Status
Closed Mar 18, 2021

Deal protections

Break fee (target pays)
$2.5M · 2.8%
Reverse fee (buyer pays)
—
Go-shop
No-shop
Financing
—

Advisors

To the acquirer
Not disclosed
To the target
Jefferies, CS Capital Advisors
Jefferies fee
$2.5M

Sector context · Industrials

Comparable deals
7 in the prior 24 months
Premium
88.0% vs. 30.0% sector median
EV / Adj. EBITDA
Sector median 9.2x
Break fee
2.8% vs. 2.4% sector median

Timeline

  1. AnnouncedDec 30, 2020
  2. Proxy filedJan 26, 2021
  3. Definitive proxyFeb 9, 2021
  4. Shareholder voteMar 16, 2021
  5. ClosedMar 18, 2021

Valuation · fairness opinions

Discounted cash flow$3.03$3.38
Trading comparables$0.91$1.09
Trading comparables$0.64$0.86
Premiums paid$2.32$2.92
Premiums paid$2.29$3.07

Implied value per Red Lion Hotels Corp share by analysis, from Jefferies.

Sources
  • 8-K · Dec 31, 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.