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Rithm Capital Corp. to acquire Sculptor Capital Management, Inc.

Announced Jul 24, 2023 · Closed Nov 17, 2023

Deal value$720M
Premium49.4%To unaffected price
EV / Adj. EBITDA—
ConsiderationAll cash$12.70 per share

Transaction

Acquirer
Rithm Capital Corp. (RITM)
Target
Sculptor Capital Management, Inc.
Buyer type
Strategic
Offer price per share
$12.70
Enterprise value
—
Status
Closed Nov 17, 2023

Deal protections

Break fee (target pays)
$16.6M · 2.3%
Reverse fee (buyer pays)
—
Go-shop
No-shop
Financing
—

Advisors

To the acquirer
Citigroup
To the target
PJT Partners, JPMorgan
JPMorgan fee
$17.5M

Sector context · Financials

Comparable deals
63 in the prior 24 months
Premium
49.4% vs. 30.0% sector median
EV / Adj. EBITDA
Sector median 24.7x
Break fee
2.3% vs. 3.0% sector median

Timeline

  1. AnnouncedJul 24, 2023
  2. Proxy filedAug 21, 2023
  3. Definitive proxyOct 12, 2023
  4. Shareholder voteNov 17, 2023
  5. ClosedNov 17, 2023

Valuation · fairness opinions

Trading comparablesPJT Partners$7.00$8.36
Precedent transactionsPJT Partners$7.67$8.82
Discounted cash flowPJT Partners$7.19$8.24
52-week trading rangePJT Partners$8.00$11.17
Discounted cash flowJPMorgan$6.45$7.15
Offer $12.70

Implied value per Sculptor Capital Management, Inc. share by analysis, from PJT Partners and JPMorgan · DCF discount rate 13%–15%.

Sources
  • 8-K (EX-99.1) · Jul 24, 2023
  • 8-K (EX-99.1) · Jul 24, 2023
  • 8-K (EX-99.1) · Oct 12, 2023
  • DEFA14A (EX-99.1) · Oct 12, 2023
  • 8-K (EX-99.1) · Oct 27, 2023
  • DEFA14A (EX-99.1) · Oct 27, 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.