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Mediaocean to acquire Safeguard Scientifics Inc

Announced Jul 13, 2021 · Closed Feb 2, 2024

Deal value—
Premium—To unaffected price
EV / Adj. EBITDA—
ConsiderationNot disclosed

Transaction

Acquirer
Mediaocean
Target
Safeguard Scientifics Inc (SFE)
Buyer type
Strategic
Offer price per share
—
Enterprise value
—
Status
Closed Feb 2, 2024

Deal protections

Not yet read from the merger agreement.

Advisors

To the acquirer
Not disclosed
To the target
Not disclosed

Sector context · Financials

Comparable deals
41 in the prior 24 months
Premium
Sector median 42.7%
EV / Adj. EBITDA
Sector median 21.6x
Break fee
Sector median 3.7%

Timeline

  1. AnnouncedJul 13, 2021
  2. ClosedFeb 2, 2024
Sources
  • 8-K (EX-99.1) · Jul 13, 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.