Deal Flow
Letter · prints on one page
Transaction tear sheetData as of Nov 7, 2026
M&A · Industrials · Retail-Home Furniture, Furnishings & Equipment Stores

Hellman & Friedman Capital Partners IX, L.P. to acquire At Home Group Inc.

Announced May 6, 2021 · Closed Jul 23, 2021

Deal value$2.80BEV $2.54B
Premium17.0%To unaffected price
EV / Adj. EBITDA—1.5x EV / Revenue
ConsiderationAll cash$36.00 per share

Transaction

Acquirer
Hellman & Friedman Capital Partners IX, L.P.
Target
At Home Group Inc. (HOME)
Buyer type
Private equity
Offer price per share
$36.00
Enterprise value
$2.54B
Status
Closed Jul 23, 2021

Deal protections

Break fee (target pays)
$77.2M · 2.8%
Reverse fee (buyer pays)
$129M · 4.6%
Go-shop
40-day go-shop
Financing
—

Advisors

To the acquirer
Guggenheim
To the target
Goldman Sachs

Sector context · Industrials

Comparable deals
22 in the prior 24 months
Premium
17.0% vs. 27.0% sector median
EV / Adj. EBITDA
Sector median 10.4x
Break fee
2.8% vs. 2.4% sector median

Timeline

  1. AnnouncedMay 6, 2021
  2. Tender offerJun 2, 2021
  3. ClosedJul 23, 2021

Valuation · fairness opinions

Discounted cash flow$26.05$40.82
Future share price$25.56$43.23
Premiums paid$32.76$44.04
Precedent transactions$22.58$45.46
Offer $36.00

Implied value per At Home Group Inc. share by analysis, from Goldman Sachs · DCF discount rate 9%–11%.

Sources
  • 8-K (EX-99.1) · May 6, 2021
  • 8-K · May 7, 2021
  • 8-K (EX-99.1) · Jun 16, 2021
  • SC TO-C (EX-99.1) · Jun 16, 2021
  • 8-K · Jun 17, 2021
  • 8-K (EX-99.1) · Jul 23, 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.