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M&A · Industrials · Guided Missiles & Space Vehicles & Parts

Lockheed Martin Corp to acquire Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc.

Announced Dec 21, 2020 · Terminated

Deal value$5.00BEV $4.61B
Premium33.0%To unaffected price
EV / Adj. EBITDA14.5x2.3x EV / Revenue
ConsiderationAll cash$56.00 per share

Transaction

Acquirer
Lockheed Martin Corp (LMT)
Target
Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (AJRD)
Buyer type
Strategic
Offer price per share
$56.00
Enterprise value
$4.61B
Status
Terminated

Deal protections

Break fee (target pays)
$150M · 3.0%
Reverse fee (buyer pays)
—
Go-shop
No-shop
Financing
No financing condition

Advisors

To the acquirer
Not disclosed
To the target
Citigroup, Evercore

Sector context · Industrials

Comparable deals
6 in the prior 24 months
Premium
33.0% vs. 30.0% sector median
EV / Adj. EBITDA
14.5x vs. 9.8x sector median
Break fee
3.0% vs. 2.2% sector median

Timeline

  1. AnnouncedDec 21, 2020
  2. Proxy filedJan 25, 2021
  3. Definitive proxyFeb 5, 2021
  4. Shareholder voteMar 9, 2021
  5. Terminated—
Sources
  • 8-K (EX-99.1) · Dec 21, 2020

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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