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Nicolet Bankshares Inc to acquire County Bancorp, Inc.

Announced Jun 22, 2021 · Closed Dec 3, 2021

Deal value$219M
Premium—To unaffected price
EV / Adj. EBITDA—
ConsiderationAll stock$37.18 per share

Transaction

Acquirer
Nicolet Bankshares Inc (NCBS)
Target
County Bancorp, Inc. (ICBK)
Buyer type
Strategic
Offer price per share
$37.18
Enterprise value
—
Status
Closed Dec 3, 2021

Deal protections

Break fee (target pays)
$10.0M · 4.6%
Reverse fee (buyer pays)
—
Go-shop
—
Financing
—

Advisors

To the acquirer
Stifel
To the target
Stephens

Sector context · Financials

Comparable deals
32 in the prior 24 months
Premium
Sector median 45.7%
EV / Adj. EBITDA
Sector median 21.7x
Break fee
4.6% vs. 3.7% sector median

Timeline

  1. AnnouncedJun 22, 2021
  2. Proxy filedAug 27, 2021
  3. Definitive proxyAug 27, 2021
  4. Shareholder voteOct 5, 2021
  5. ClosedDec 3, 2021

Valuation · fairness opinions

Discounted cash flow$32.17$39.57
Offer $37.18

Implied value per County Bancorp, Inc. share by analysis · DCF discount rate 10%–12%.

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