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M&A · Industrials · Services-Equipment Rental & Leasing, NEC

Mitsubishi HC Capital Inc. to acquire CAI International, Inc.

Announced Jun 17, 2021 · Closed Nov 22, 2021

Deal value$2.90BEV $2.90B
Premium46.8%To unaffected price
EV / Adj. EBITDA—10.7x EV / Revenue
ConsiderationAll cash$56.00 per share

Transaction

Acquirer
Mitsubishi HC Capital Inc.
Target
CAI International, Inc.
Buyer type
Strategic
Offer price per share
$56.00
Enterprise value
$2.90B
Status
Closed Nov 22, 2021

Deal protections

Break fee (target pays)
$35.0M · 1.2%
Reverse fee (buyer pays)
$35.0M · 1.2%
Go-shop
—
Financing
No financing condition

Advisors

To the acquirer
Not disclosed
To the target
Centerview

Sector context · Industrials

Comparable deals
27 in the prior 24 months
Premium
46.8% vs. 30.0% sector median
EV / Adj. EBITDA
Sector median 10.5x
Break fee
1.2% vs. 2.6% sector median

Timeline

  1. AnnouncedJun 17, 2021
  2. Proxy filedJul 12, 2021
  3. Definitive proxyAug 4, 2021
  4. Shareholder voteAug 31, 2021
  5. ClosedNov 22, 2021

Valuation · fairness opinions

Trading comparables$46.02$53.35
Discounted cash flow$37.55$50.15
Discounted cash flow$40.44$54.21
Trading comparables$44.21$51.25
Offer $56.00

Implied value per CAI International, Inc. share by analysis, from Centerview.

Sources
  • DEFA14A (EX-99.1) · Jun 21, 2021
  • 8-K · Jun 21, 2021

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.