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M&A · Tech · Computer Peripheral Equipment, NEC

Google LLC to acquire Mandiant, Inc.

Announced Mar 8, 2022 · Closed Sep 12, 2022

Deal value$5.40BEV $5.23B
Premium53.0%To unaffected price
EV / Adj. EBITDA—10.8x EV / Revenue
ConsiderationAll cash$23.00 per share

Transaction

Acquirer
Google LLC
Target
Mandiant, Inc. (MNDT)
Buyer type
Strategic
Offer price per share
$23.00
Enterprise value
$5.23B
Status
Closed Sep 12, 2022

Deal protections

Break fee (target pays)
$197M · 3.6%
Reverse fee (buyer pays)
$460M · 8.5%
Go-shop
No-shop
Financing
No financing condition

Advisors

To the acquirer
Not disclosed
To the target
Goldman Sachs

Sector context · Tech

Comparable deals
59 in the prior 24 months
Premium
53.0% vs. 31.0% sector median
EV / Adj. EBITDA
Sector median 17.8x
Break fee
3.6% vs. 3.0% sector median

Timeline

  1. AnnouncedMar 8, 2022
  2. Proxy filedMar 31, 2022
  3. Definitive proxyApr 28, 2022
  4. Shareholder voteJun 3, 2022
  5. ClosedSep 12, 2022

Valuation · fairness opinions

Discounted cash flow$13.45$21.74
Future share price$17.47$26.25
Future share price$16.08$22.30
Premiums paid$17.62$22.44
Offer $23.00

Implied value per Mandiant, Inc. share by analysis, from Goldman Sachs.

Sources
  • DEFA14A · Mar 8, 2022
  • 8-K (EX-99.1) · Mar 9, 2022
  • DEFA14A (EX-99.1) · Mar 9, 2022
  • 8-K (EX-99.1) · Sep 12, 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.