Pep Boys Finds a Buyer in Bridgestone
26 10월 2015 - 11:00PM
Dow Jones News
Pep Boys—Manny, Moe & Jack agreed to be acquired by tire
company Bridgestone Corp. for roughly $835 million in cash, about
four months after the automotive parts and services retailer put
itself on the block.
Tokyo-based Bridgestone will pay $15 a share for Philadelphia's
Pep Boys, a 23% premium over Friday's close. The bid represents a
62% premium to where shares in Pep Boys traded before The Wall
Street Journal reported that buyers had expressed interest in
acquiring the company.
In May, The Journal reported that private-equity firm Golden
Gate Capital and other suitors had recently expressed interest in
buying Pep Boys. A month later, the company confirmed it was up for
sale.
For its part, Bridgestone said the tie up accelerates its growth
plan by adding about 800 Pep Boys locations to Bridgestone's
network of about 2,200 tire and automotive-service centers. The
acquisition represents an immediate nationwide expansion of more
than 35%, Bridgestone said.
The companies said the transaction is expected to be completed
in the beginning of 2016 and will be done via a tender offer.
The deal comes after a proposed $804 million acquisition of Pep
Boys fell apart in 2012. Gores Group walked away amid dwindling
profits and after about two years of talks between Pep Boys and
potential buyers. Since then, the company had been focused on
turning itself around.
In its latest quarter, Pep Boys reported a profit of $4.8
million, up from a year earlier but sharply below analysts'
expectations.
Shares, up 24% this year, jumped 23% premarket to $14.89.
Write to Lisa Beilfuss at lisa.beilfuss@wsj.com
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