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M&A · Industrials · Motor Vehicles & Passenger Car Bodies

Traton SE to acquire Navistar International Corp

Announced Nov 7, 2020 · Closed Jul 1, 2021

Deal value$3.70BEV $7.24B
Premium84.9%To unaffected price
EV / Adj. EBITDA9.2x0.9x EV / Revenue
ConsiderationAll cash$44.50 per share

Transaction

Acquirer
Traton SE
Target
Navistar International Corp
Buyer type
Strategic
Offer price per share
$44.50
Enterprise value
$7.24B
Status
Closed Jul 1, 2021

Deal protections

Break fee (target pays)
—
Reverse fee (buyer pays)
—
Go-shop
No-shop
Financing
No financing condition

Advisors

To the acquirer
Not disclosed
To the target
BofA Securities, Goldman Sachs, PJT Partners

Classification

Sector
Industrials
Industry
Motor Vehicles & Passenger Car Bodies

Timeline

  1. AnnouncedNov 7, 2020
  2. Proxy filedDec 22, 2020
  3. Definitive proxyJan 29, 2021
  4. Shareholder voteMar 2, 2021
  5. ClosedJul 1, 2021

Valuation · fairness opinions

Trading comparablesBofA Securities$16.75$23.75
Precedent transactionsBofA Securities$28.25$53.25
Precedent transactionsBofA Securities$19.00$40.25
Discounted cash flowBofA Securities$18.75$44.50
Discounted cash flowBofA Securities$39.75$74.00
Discounted cash flowGoldman Sachs$24.00$42.00
Discounted cash flowGoldman Sachs$45.00$69.00
Premiums paidGoldman Sachs$37.00$41.00
Offer $44.50

Implied value per Navistar International Corp share by analysis, from BofA Securities and Goldman Sachs.

Sources
  • 8-K · Nov 9, 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.

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