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M&A · Industrials · Retail-Hobby, Toy & Game Shops

Apollo Global Management, Inc. to acquire Michaels Companies, Inc.

Announced Mar 2, 2021 · Closed Apr 15, 2021

Deal value$5.00BEV $4.90B
Premium47.0%To unaffected price
EV / Adj. EBITDA7.9x1.0x EV / Revenue
ConsiderationAll cash$22.00 per share

Transaction

Acquirer
Apollo Global Management, Inc. (APO)
Target
Michaels Companies, Inc. (MIK)
Buyer type
Private equity
Offer price per share
$22.00
Enterprise value
$4.90B
Status
Closed Apr 15, 2021

Deal protections

Break fee (target pays)
$104M · 2.1%
Reverse fee (buyer pays)
$220M · 4.4%
Go-shop
25-day go-shop
Financing
Committed · Credit Suisse, Wells Fargo, Barclays, Deutsche Bank, Mizuho, RBC Capital Markets +1

Advisors

To the acquirer
Credit Suisse
To the target
UBS
UBS fee
$20.0M

Sector context · Industrials

Comparable deals
14 in the prior 24 months
Premium
47.0% vs. 22.5% sector median
EV / Adj. EBITDA
7.9x vs. 10.0x sector median
Break fee
2.1% vs. 2.4% sector median

Timeline

  1. AnnouncedMar 2, 2021
  2. Tender offerMar 16, 2021
  3. ClosedApr 15, 2021

Valuation · fairness opinions

Analyst price targets$11.71$22.52
Premiums paid$18.75$20.25
Offer $22.00

Implied value per Michaels Companies, Inc. share by analysis, from UBS.

Sources
  • SC14D9C (EX-99.1) · Mar 3, 2021
  • SC TO-C (EX-99.1) · Mar 3, 2021
  • 8-K · Mar 3, 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.