Research – KeyW (KEYW) – Announces Definitive Merger Agreement

Tuesday, April 23, 2019

KeyW Holding Corporation (KEYW)

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KEYW Holding is a provider of mission-critical cybersecurity, cybersuperiority, and geospatial intelligence solutions to U.S. government defense, intelligence, and national security agencies. Its solution includes collection, processing, analysis, and dissemination of intelligence information in cyberspace and geospace domains.

Joe Gomes, Senior Research Analyst, Noble Capital Markets, Inc.

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  • Announces Acquisition. KeyW yesterday morning announced it has singed a
    definitive merger agreement to be acquired by Jacobs Engineering (NYSE:JEC:Not
    Rated) for $11.25 per share in cash. The transaction has an enterprise value of
    $815 million, net of tax assets.
  • Significant Premium. The
    $11.25 represents a 43% premium to KeyW’s closing stock price on April 18th and
    is above our 12-month price target of $10.50 per share. The merger
    consideration represents a 16.7x multiple on our 2019 adjusted EBITDA estimate
    and 15.2x our 2020 adjusted EBI…





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