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SHUSA to acquire Santander Consumer USA Holdings Inc.

Announced Aug 24, 2021 · Closed Jan 31, 2022

Deal value$12.70B
Premium14.0%To unaffected price
EV / Adj. EBITDA—
ConsiderationAll cash$41.50 per share

Transaction

Acquirer
SHUSA
Target
Santander Consumer USA Holdings Inc. (SC)
Buyer type
Strategic
Offer price per share
$41.50
Enterprise value
—
Status
Closed Jan 31, 2022

Deal protections

Break fee (target pays)
—
Reverse fee (buyer pays)
—
Go-shop
No-shop
Financing
No financing condition

Advisors

To the acquirer
Not disclosed
To the target
Piper Sandler

Sector context · Financials

Comparable deals
51 in the prior 24 months
Premium
14.0% vs. 40.9% sector median
EV / Adj. EBITDA
Sector median 21.6x
Break fee
Sector median 3.7%

Timeline

  1. AnnouncedAug 24, 2021
  2. Tender offerSep 7, 2021
  3. ClosedJan 31, 2022

Valuation · fairness opinions

Discounted cash flow$34.17$43.85
Discounted cash flow$36.34$41.17
Discounted cash flow$35.24$46.87
Discounted cash flow$38.17$43.99
Discounted cash flow$35.15$40.54
Offer $41.50

Implied value per Santander Consumer USA Holdings Inc. share by analysis, from Piper Sandler · DCF discount rate 10%–14%.

Sources
  • 8-K (EX-99.1) · Aug 24, 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.