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

Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC to acquire MoneyGram International Inc

Announced Feb 15, 2022 · Closed Jun 1, 2023

Deal value$1.80BEV $1.66B
Premium50.0%To unaffected price
EV / Adj. EBITDA10.7x1.3x EV / Revenue
ConsiderationAll cash$11.00 per share

Transaction

Acquirer
Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC
Target
MoneyGram International Inc
Buyer type
Private equity
Offer price per share
$11.00
Enterprise value
$1.66B
Status
Closed Jun 1, 2023

Deal protections

Break fee (target pays)
$32.8M · 1.8%
Reverse fee (buyer pays)
$65.5M · 3.6%
Go-shop
Go-shop
Financing
Committed · Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank, Barclays, Wells Fargo, BofA Securities

Advisors

To the acquirer
Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank, Barclays, JPMorgan
To the target
BofA Securities
BofA Securities fee
$20.2M

Sector context · Industrials

Comparable deals
54 in the prior 24 months
Premium
50.0% vs. 45.0% sector median
EV / Adj. EBITDA
10.7x vs. 11.6x sector median
Break fee
1.8% vs. 2.8% sector median

Timeline

  1. AnnouncedFeb 15, 2022
  2. Proxy filedMar 29, 2022
  3. Definitive proxyApr 21, 2022
  4. Shareholder voteMay 23, 2022
  5. ClosedJun 1, 2023

Valuation · fairness opinions

Trading comparables$4.24$8.04
Trading comparables$5.67$10.33
Precedent transactions$5.23$10.18
Discounted cash flow$9.72$15.43
52-week trading range$5.20$12.04
Offer $11.00

Implied value per MoneyGram International Inc share by analysis, from BofA Securities · DCF discount rate 8.3%–10.4%.

Sources
  • DEFA14A (EX-99.1) · Feb 15, 2022
  • 8-K · Feb 15, 2022
  • 8-K (EX-99.1) · Jun 1, 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.