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M&A · Industrials · Services-Business Services, NEC

Kontron Merger Sub., Inc. to acquire Bsquare Corp

Announced Oct 11, 2023 · Closed Dec 7, 2023

Deal value$38MEV $25M
Premium—To unaffected price
EV / Adj. EBITDA—0.8x EV / Revenue
ConsiderationAll cash$1.90 per share

Transaction

Acquirer
Kontron Merger Sub., Inc.
Target
Bsquare Corp (BSQR)
Buyer type
Strategic
Offer price per share
$1.90
Enterprise value
$25M
Status
Closed Dec 7, 2023

Deal protections

Break fee (target pays)
—
Reverse fee (buyer pays)
—
Go-shop
No-shop
Financing
—

Advisors

To the acquirer
Not disclosed
To the target
Not disclosed

Sector context · Industrials

Comparable deals
76 in the prior 24 months
Premium
Sector median 49.0%
EV / Adj. EBITDA
Sector median 10.8x
Break fee
Sector median 2.9%

Timeline

  1. AnnouncedOct 11, 2023
  2. Tender offerOct 11, 2023
  3. ClosedDec 7, 2023
Sources
  • SC TO-C (EX-99.1) · Oct 11, 2023
  • 8-K · Oct 11, 2023

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.