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M&A · Industrials · Services-Management Services

TowerBrook and CD&R to acquire R1 RCM Inc.

Announced Aug 1, 2024 · Closed Nov 19, 2024

Deal value$8.90BEV $8.90B
Premium29.0%To unaffected price
EV / Adj. EBITDA16.2x3.8x EV / Revenue
ConsiderationAll cash$14.30 per share

Transaction

Acquirer
TowerBrook and CD&R
Target
R1 RCM Inc. (RCM)
Buyer type
Private equity
Offer price per share
$14.30
Enterprise value
$8.90B
Status
Closed Nov 19, 2024

Deal protections

Break fee (target pays)
$250M · 2.8%
Reverse fee (buyer pays)
$550M · 6.2%
Go-shop
No-shop
Financing
Committed · Barclays, Deutsche Bank, RBC Capital Markets

Advisors

To the acquirer
Centerview, Deutsche Bank, RBC Capital Markets
To the target
Qatalyst, Barclays

Sector context · Industrials

Comparable deals
84 in the prior 24 months
Premium
29.0% vs. 37.0% sector median
EV / Adj. EBITDA
16.2x vs. 9.8x sector median
Break fee
2.8% vs. 2.8% sector median

Timeline

  1. AnnouncedAug 1, 2024
  2. Proxy filedAug 30, 2024
  3. Definitive proxyOct 16, 2024
  4. Shareholder voteNov 14, 2024
  5. ClosedNov 19, 2024

Valuation · fairness opinions

Discounted cash flowQatalyst$8.14$15.84
Discounted cash flowQatalyst$8.69$14.98
Discounted cash flowQatalyst$8.61$14.86
Discounted cash flowQatalyst$11.97$17.22
Discounted cash flowQatalyst$10.92$16.25
Discounted cash flowBarclays$9.93$16.24
Trading comparablesBarclays$12.27$14.95
Trading comparablesBarclays$13.42$16.54
Precedent transactionsBarclays$11.66$17.02
Analyst price targetsBarclays$12.00$20.00
Offer $14.30

Implied value per R1 RCM Inc. share by analysis, from Qatalyst and Barclays.

Sources
  • DEFA14A (EX-99.1) · Aug 1, 2024
  • 8-K · Aug 1, 2024
  • 8-K (EX-99.1) · Nov 19, 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.

Prepared with Castle from public SEC EDGAR filings. Figures are extracted automatically; verify against the source documents. Not investment advice.