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M&A · Energy · Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services

I Squared Capital to acquire Atlantic Power Corp

Announced Jan 14, 2021 · Closed May 14, 2021

Deal value$961MEV $961M
Premium43.6%To unaffected price
EV / Adj. EBITDA13.3x3.6x EV / Revenue
ConsiderationAll cash$3.03 per share

Transaction

Acquirer
I Squared Capital
Target
Atlantic Power Corp (AT)
Buyer type
Private equity
Offer price per share
$3.03
Enterprise value
$961M
Status
Closed May 14, 2021

Deal protections

Break fee (target pays)
$37.0M · 3.9%
Reverse fee (buyer pays)
$15.0M · 1.6%
Go-shop
No-shop
Financing
No financing condition

Advisors

To the acquirer
RBC Capital Markets
To the target
Goldman Sachs

Sector context · Energy

Comparable deals
5 in the prior 24 months
Premium
43.6% vs. 39.4% sector median
EV / Adj. EBITDA
13.3x vs. 4.7x sector median
Break fee
3.9% vs. 2.7% sector median

Timeline

  1. AnnouncedJan 14, 2021
  2. Proxy filedFeb 19, 2021
  3. Definitive proxyMar 2, 2021
  4. Shareholder voteApr 7, 2021
  5. ClosedMay 14, 2021
Sources
  • 8-K (EX-99.1) · Jan 15, 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.