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Vici Properties Inc. to acquire MGM Growth Properties LLC

Announced Aug 5, 2021 · Closed Apr 29, 2022

Deal value—
Premium16.0%To unaffected price
EV / Adj. EBITDA—
ConsiderationAll stock

Transaction

Acquirer
Vici Properties Inc. (VICI)
Target
MGM Growth Properties LLC
Buyer type
Strategic
Offer price per share
—
Enterprise value
—
Status
Closed Apr 29, 2022

Deal protections

Break fee (target pays)
$421M
Reverse fee (buyer pays)
$709M
Go-shop
No-shop
Financing
Committed · Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley

Advisors

To the acquirer
Morgan Stanley
To the target
Evercore
Morgan Stanley fee
$5.0M
Evercore fee
$7.0M

Sector context · Financials

Comparable deals
47 in the prior 24 months
Premium
16.0% vs. 39.8% sector median
EV / Adj. EBITDA
Sector median 21.6x
Break fee
Sector median 3.7%

Timeline

  1. AnnouncedAug 5, 2021
  2. Proxy filedSep 23, 2021
  3. Definitive proxySep 23, 2021
  4. Shareholder vote—
  5. ClosedApr 29, 2022

Valuation · fairness opinions

Discounted cash flowMorgan Stanley$38.82$46.40
Discounted cash flowMorgan Stanley$26.27$31.39
Discounted cash flowMorgan Stanley$41.77$48.01
Discounted cash flowMorgan Stanley$27.57$31.72
Premiums paidMorgan Stanley$41.76$45.45
Discounted cash flowEvercore$28.71$44.43
Discounted cash flowEvercore$32.72$40.59
Discounted cash flowEvercore$21.95$32.89
Discounted cash flowEvercore$26.86$32.23
Trading comparablesEvercore$34.98$40.76

Implied value per MGM Growth Properties LLC share by analysis, from Morgan Stanley and Evercore · DCF discount rate 5.4%–6.7%.

Sources
  • 8-K · Aug 5, 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.