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M&A · Tech · Semiconductors & Related Devices

Wise Road Capital to acquire Magnachip Semiconductor Corp

Announced Mar 26, 2021 · Terminated Dec 14, 2021

Deal value$1.40BEV $1.14B
Premium54.0%To unaffected price
EV / Adj. EBITDA22.7x2.3x EV / Revenue
ConsiderationAll cash$29.00 per share

Transaction

Acquirer
Wise Road Capital
Target
Magnachip Semiconductor Corp (MX)
Buyer type
Strategic
Offer price per share
$29.00
Enterprise value
$1.14B
Status
Terminated Dec 14, 2021

Deal protections

Break fee (target pays)
$42.1M · 3.0%
Reverse fee (buyer pays)
$105M · 7.5%
Go-shop
No-shop
Financing
Committed · BMO Capital Markets

Advisors

To the acquirer
BMO Capital Markets
To the target
JPMorgan

Sector context · Tech

Comparable deals
26 in the prior 24 months
Premium
54.0% vs. 33.0% sector median
EV / Adj. EBITDA
22.7x vs. 17.3x sector median
Break fee
3.0% vs. 2.8% sector median

Timeline

  1. AnnouncedMar 26, 2021
  2. Proxy filedApr 19, 2021
  3. Definitive proxyMay 7, 2021
  4. Shareholder vote—
  5. TerminatedDec 14, 2021
Sources
  • 8-K (EX-99.1) · Mar 26, 2021
  • DEFA14A · Mar 26, 2021
  • 8-K · Mar 29, 2021
  • 8-K · Jun 14, 2021
  • 8-K · Apr 6, 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.