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KKR & Co. Inc. to acquire Instructure Holdings, Inc.

Announced Jul 25, 2024 · Closed Nov 13, 2024

Deal value$4.80BEV $4.80B
Premium16.0%To unaffected price
EV / Adj. EBITDA24.2x8.6x EV / Revenue
ConsiderationAll cash$23.60 per share

Transaction

Acquirer
KKR & Co. Inc. (KKR)
Target
Instructure Holdings, Inc. (INST)
Buyer type
Private equity
Offer price per share
$23.60
Enterprise value
$4.80B
Status
Closed Nov 13, 2024

Deal protections

Break fee (target pays)
$109M · 2.3%
Reverse fee (buyer pays)
$218M · 4.5%
Go-shop
No-shop
Financing
No financing condition

Advisors

To the acquirer
Morgan Stanley, Moelis, UBS
To the target
JPMorgan, Macquarie

Sector context · Tech

Comparable deals
56 in the prior 24 months
Premium
16.0% vs. 46.0% sector median
EV / Adj. EBITDA
24.2x vs. 15.5x sector median
Break fee
2.3% vs. 3.0% sector median

Timeline

  1. AnnouncedJul 25, 2024
  2. Proxy filedAug 26, 2024
  3. Definitive proxySep 5, 2024
  4. Shareholder vote—
  5. ClosedNov 13, 2024
Sources
  • 8-K (EX-99.1) · Jul 25, 2024
  • 8-K · Jul 25, 2024

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.

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