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M&A · Industrials · Motor Vehicle Parts & Accessories

First Brands Group, LLC to acquire Horizon Global Corp

Announced Jan 3, 2023 · Closed Feb 8, 2023

Deal value$49MEV $250M
Premium31.0%To unaffected price
EV / Adj. EBITDA—0.4x EV / Revenue
ConsiderationAll cash$1.75 per share

Transaction

Acquirer
First Brands Group, LLC
Target
Horizon Global Corp
Buyer type
Strategic
Offer price per share
$1.75
Enterprise value
$250M
Status
Closed Feb 8, 2023

Deal protections

Break fee (target pays)
$2.0M · 4.1%
Reverse fee (buyer pays)
—
Go-shop
No-shop
Financing
No financing condition

Advisors

To the acquirer
Not disclosed
To the target
Jefferies

Sector context · Industrials

Comparable deals
79 in the prior 24 months
Premium
31.0% vs. 47.0% sector median
EV / Adj. EBITDA
Sector median 11.6x
Break fee
4.1% vs. 2.7% sector median

Timeline

  1. AnnouncedJan 3, 2023
  2. Tender offerJan 10, 2023
  3. ClosedFeb 8, 2023
Sources
  • SC14D9C (EX-99.1) · Jan 3, 2023
  • 8-K · Jan 3, 2023

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.