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M&A · Industrials · Prefabricated Metal Buildings & Components

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC to acquire Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc.

Announced Mar 7, 2022 · Closed Jul 25, 2022

Deal value$5.80BEV $5.80B
Premium16.0%To unaffected price
EV / Adj. EBITDA8.6x1.0x EV / Revenue
ConsiderationAll cash$24.65 per share

Transaction

Acquirer
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC
Target
Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc.
Buyer type
Private equity
Offer price per share
$24.65
Enterprise value
$5.80B
Status
Closed Jul 25, 2022

Deal protections

Break fee (target pays)
$105M · 1.8%
Reverse fee (buyer pays)
$210M · 3.6%
Go-shop
No-shop
Financing
No financing condition

Advisors

To the acquirer
Not disclosed
To the target
Centerview

Sector context · Industrials

Comparable deals
57 in the prior 24 months
Premium
16.0% vs. 46.9% sector median
EV / Adj. EBITDA
8.6x vs. 11.1x sector median
Break fee
1.8% vs. 2.8% sector median

Timeline

  1. AnnouncedMar 7, 2022
  2. Proxy filedApr 7, 2022
  3. Definitive proxyMay 24, 2022
  4. Shareholder voteJun 23, 2022
  5. ClosedJul 25, 2022

Valuation · fairness opinions

Trading comparables$10.75$19.25
Precedent transactions$25.75$39.00
Trading comparables$20.50$35.50
52-week trading range$16.50$20.00
52-week trading range$18.00$21.50
Offer $24.65

Implied value per Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc. share by analysis, from Centerview · DCF discount rate 10%–12.5%.

Sources
  • 8-K (EX-99) · Mar 7, 2022
  • DEFA14A (EX-99.1) · Mar 7, 2022
  • 8-K · Mar 7, 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.