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M&A · Industrials · Women's, Misses': and Juniors Outerwear

Galaxy Universal LLC to acquire Apex Global Brands Inc.

Announced Feb 16, 2021 · Closed Apr 5, 2021

Deal value$1MEV $57M
Premium—To unaffected price
EV / Adj. EBITDA—3.2x EV / Revenue
ConsiderationAll cash$2.00 per share

Transaction

Acquirer
Galaxy Universal LLC
Target
Apex Global Brands Inc.
Buyer type
Strategic
Offer price per share
$2.00
Enterprise value
$57M
Status
Closed Apr 5, 2021

Deal protections

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

Advisors

To the acquirer
Not disclosed
To the target
Houlihan Lokey

Sector context · Industrials

Comparable deals
11 in the prior 24 months
Premium
Sector median 21.0%
EV / Adj. EBITDA
Sector median 10.0x
Break fee
Sector median 2.4%

Timeline

  1. AnnouncedFeb 16, 2021
  2. Proxy filedFeb 22, 2021
  3. Definitive proxyMar 4, 2021
  4. Shareholder voteMar 31, 2021
  5. ClosedApr 5, 2021
Sources
  • 8-K (EX-99) · Feb 19, 2021
  • DEFA14A (EX-99.1) · Feb 19, 2021
  • 8-K · Feb 19, 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.