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Teledyne Technologies Inc to acquire FLIR Systems Inc

Announced Jan 4, 2021 · Closed May 14, 2021

Deal value$8.00BEV $7.82B
Premium35.0%To unaffected price
EV / Adj. EBITDA17.2x4.1x EV / Revenue
ConsiderationCash and stock$56.00 per share

Transaction

Acquirer
Teledyne Technologies Inc (TDY)
Target
FLIR Systems Inc (FLIR)
Buyer type
Strategic
Offer price per share
$56.00
Enterprise value
$7.82B
Status
Closed May 14, 2021

Deal protections

Break fee (target pays)
$250M · 3.1%
Reverse fee (buyer pays)
$250M · 3.1%
Go-shop
No-shop
Financing
Committed · BofA Securities

Advisors

To the acquirer
Evercore
To the target
Goldman Sachs
Evercore fee
$5.0M

Sector context · Tech

Comparable deals
12 in the prior 24 months
Premium
35.0% vs. 22.0% sector median
EV / Adj. EBITDA
17.2x vs. 20.0x sector median
Break fee
3.1% vs. 2.8% sector median

Timeline

  1. AnnouncedJan 4, 2021
  2. Proxy filedApr 12, 2021
  3. Definitive proxyApr 12, 2021
  4. Shareholder voteMay 13, 2021
  5. ClosedMay 14, 2021

Valuation · fairness opinions

Discounted cash flowEvercore$48.51$69.90
Discounted cash flowEvercore$53.51$74.90
Trading comparablesEvercore$42.65$71.63
Trading comparablesEvercore$50.91$69.53
Precedent transactionsEvercore$33.66$68.30
Discounted cash flowGoldman Sachs$53.00$72.00
Future share priceGoldman Sachs$39.00$49.00
Future share priceGoldman Sachs$41.00$52.00
Future share priceGoldman Sachs$47.00$58.00
Future share priceGoldman Sachs$53.00$65.00
Offer $56.00

Implied value per FLIR Systems Inc share by analysis, from Evercore and Goldman Sachs · DCF discount rate 8.5%–9.5%.

Sources
  • 8-K (EX-99.1) · Jan 4, 2021
  • 425 (EX-99.2) · Jan 4, 2021
  • 425 · Jan 4, 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.