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Symphony Technology Group to acquire Momentive Global Inc.

Announced Mar 13, 2023 · Closed May 31, 2023

Deal value$1.50BEV $1.40B
Premium46.0%To unaffected price
EV / Adj. EBITDA—2.9x EV / Revenue
ConsiderationAll cash$9.46 per share

Transaction

Acquirer
Symphony Technology Group
Target
Momentive Global Inc. (MNTV)
Buyer type
Strategic
Offer price per share
$9.46
Enterprise value
$1.40B
Status
Closed May 31, 2023

Deal protections

Break fee (target pays)
$52.0M · 3.5%
Reverse fee (buyer pays)
$104M · 6.9%
Go-shop
No-shop
Financing
—

Advisors

To the acquirer
Not disclosed
To the target
Qatalyst

Sector context · Tech

Comparable deals
64 in the prior 24 months
Premium
46.0% vs. 38.5% sector median
EV / Adj. EBITDA
Sector median 17.8x
Break fee
3.5% vs. 3.0% sector median

Timeline

  1. AnnouncedMar 13, 2023
  2. Proxy filedApr 17, 2023
  3. Definitive proxyApr 27, 2023
  4. Shareholder voteMay 31, 2023
  5. ClosedMay 31, 2023

Valuation · fairness opinions

Discounted cash flow$7.52$10.48
Discounted cash flow$6.32$10.96
Discounted cash flow$6.40$11.10
Discounted cash flow$4.96$7.44
Discounted cash flow$5.57$8.35
Offer $9.46

Implied value per Momentive Global Inc. share by analysis, from Qatalyst.

Sources
  • 8-K (EX-99.1) · Mar 14, 2023
  • DEFA14A · Mar 14, 2023
  • DEFA14A · Mar 14, 2023
  • DEFA14A · Mar 14, 2023
  • DEFA14A · Mar 14, 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.