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VR Insurance Holdings, Inc. to acquire National Security Group Inc

Announced Jan 27, 2022 · Closed Jun 30, 2022

Deal value$41M
Premium—To unaffected price
EV / Adj. EBITDA—
ConsiderationAll cash$16.35 per share

Transaction

Acquirer
VR Insurance Holdings, Inc.
Target
National Security Group Inc
Buyer type
Strategic
Offer price per share
$16.35
Enterprise value
—
Status
Closed Jun 30, 2022

Deal protections

Break fee (target pays)
$1.2M · 3.0%
Reverse fee (buyer pays)
—
Go-shop
No-shop
Financing
No financing condition

Advisors

To the acquirer
Not disclosed
To the target
Piper Sandler
Piper Sandler fee
$2.1M

Sector context · Financials

Comparable deals
68 in the prior 24 months
Premium
Sector median 33.9%
EV / Adj. EBITDA
Sector median 23.7x
Break fee
3.0% vs. 3.6% sector median

Timeline

  1. AnnouncedJan 27, 2022
  2. Proxy filedMay 23, 2022
  3. Definitive proxyMay 23, 2022
  4. Shareholder voteJun 20, 2022
  5. ClosedJun 30, 2022

Valuation · fairness opinions

Trading comparables$10.18$18.25
Trading comparables$12.53$20.42
Offer $16.35

Implied value per National Security Group Inc share by analysis, from Piper Sandler.

Sources
  • 8-K · Jan 27, 2022

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.