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M&A · Financials · Savings Institution, Federally Chartered

M&T Bank Corp to acquire People's United Financial, Inc.

Announced Feb 22, 2021 · Closed Apr 4, 2022

Deal value$7.60B
Premium—To unaffected price
EV / Adj. EBITDA—
ConsiderationAll stock$17.70 per share

Transaction

Acquirer
M&T Bank Corp (MTB)
Target
People's United Financial, Inc. (PBCT)
Buyer type
Strategic
Offer price per share
$17.70
Enterprise value
—
Status
Closed Apr 4, 2022

Deal protections

Break fee (target pays)
$280M · 3.7%
Reverse fee (buyer pays)
—
Go-shop
No-shop
Financing
—

Advisors

To the acquirer
Lazard
To the target
Stifel, JPMorgan
Lazard fee
$20.0M
JPMorgan fee
$20.0M

Sector context · Financials

Comparable deals
10 in the prior 24 months
Premium
Sector median 45.7%
EV / Adj. EBITDA
—
Break fee
3.7% vs. 3.5% sector median

Timeline

  1. AnnouncedFeb 22, 2021
  2. Proxy filedApr 23, 2021
  3. Definitive proxyApr 23, 2021
  4. Shareholder voteMay 25, 2021
  5. ClosedApr 4, 2022

Valuation · fairness opinions

Trading comparablesLazard$12.64$14.76
Trading comparablesLazard$17.70$20.77
Analyst price targetsLazard$14.00$17.00
Discounted cash flowStifel$15.01$17.95
Offer $17.70

Implied value per People's United Financial, Inc. share by analysis, from Lazard and Stifel.

Sources
  • 8-K (EX-99.1) · Feb 22, 2021
  • 425 · Feb 22, 2021
  • 425 · Feb 22, 2021
  • 425 · Feb 22, 2021
  • 425 · Feb 22, 2021
  • 425 · Feb 22, 2021

Prepared with Castle from public SEC EDGAR filings. Figures are extracted automatically; verify against the source documents. Not investment advice.