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M&A · Financials · Savings Institutions, Not Federally Chartered

Brookline Bancorp Inc to acquire PCSB Financial Corp

Announced May 24, 2022 · Closed Dec 30, 2022

Deal value$313M
Premium—To unaffected price
EV / Adj. EBITDA—
ConsiderationCash and stock$20.72 per share

Transaction

Acquirer
Brookline Bancorp Inc (BRKL)
Target
PCSB Financial Corp (PCSB)
Buyer type
Strategic
Offer price per share
$20.72
Enterprise value
—
Status
Closed Dec 30, 2022

Deal protections

Break fee (target pays)
$12.0M · 3.8%
Reverse fee (buyer pays)
—
Go-shop
No-shop
Financing
—

Advisors

To the acquirer
Not disclosed
To the target
Piper Sandler
Piper Sandler fee
$4.0M

Sector context · Financials

Comparable deals
78 in the prior 24 months
Premium
Sector median 32.0%
EV / Adj. EBITDA
Sector median 21.7x
Break fee
3.8% vs. 3.6% sector median

Timeline

  1. AnnouncedMay 24, 2022
  2. Proxy filedAug 12, 2022
  3. Definitive proxyAug 12, 2022
  4. Shareholder voteSep 21, 2022
  5. ClosedDec 30, 2022

Valuation · fairness opinions

Trading comparables$10.36$19.12
Trading comparables$11.54$19.42
Trading comparables$12.07$19.16
Trading comparables$12.37$17.98
Offer $20.72

Implied value per PCSB Financial Corp share by analysis, from Piper Sandler · DCF discount rate 9.5%–13.5%.

Sources
  • 8-K (EX-99.3) · May 24, 2022
  • 425 (EX-99.3) · May 24, 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.