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M&A · Industrials · Household Furniture

Durational Capital Management to acquire Casper Sleep Inc.

Announced Nov 15, 2021 · Closed Jan 25, 2022

Deal value$286MEV $325M
Premium94.0%To unaffected price
EV / Adj. EBITDA—0.6x EV / Revenue
ConsiderationAll cash$6.90 per share

Transaction

Acquirer
Durational Capital Management
Target
Casper Sleep Inc.
Buyer type
Private equity
Offer price per share
$6.90
Enterprise value
$325M
Status
Closed Jan 25, 2022

Deal protections

Break fee (target pays)
$9.1M · 3.2%
Reverse fee (buyer pays)
$24.4M · 8.5%
Go-shop
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Financing
Committed · Jefferies

Advisors

To the acquirer
Not disclosed
To the target
Jefferies

Sector context · Industrials

Comparable deals
44 in the prior 24 months
Premium
94.0% vs. 37.7% sector median
EV / Adj. EBITDA
Sector median 11.9x
Break fee
3.2% vs. 2.8% sector median

Timeline

  1. AnnouncedNov 15, 2021
  2. Proxy filedDec 3, 2021
  3. Definitive proxyDec 14, 2021
  4. Shareholder voteJan 19, 2022
  5. ClosedJan 25, 2022

Valuation · fairness opinions

Discounted cash flow$5.00$6.70
Trading comparables$4.05$5.30
Premiums paid$3.95$5.15
Premiums paid$4.80$6.45
Premiums paid$4.00$5.05
Offer $6.90

Implied value per Casper Sleep Inc. share by analysis, from Jefferies.

Sources
  • 8-K (EX-99) · Nov 15, 2021
  • DEFA14A (EX-99.2) · Nov 15, 2021
  • 8-K · Nov 15, 2021
  • 8-K/A · Nov 15, 2021
  • 8-K (EX-99.1) · Jan 25, 2022

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.