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Pep Boys to The Gores Group

General RetailSpecialty/Feb 2012
EV / LTM EBITDA
6.1x
EV / LTM Sales
-
Enterprise Value
$1.0B
Primary Source
Centerview

Comparable Transactions

General Retail transactions announced in the five years to February 2012. 8 with a disclosed multiple.

DateTargetAcquirorEnterprise ValueEV/SalesEV/EBITDAType
Oct 201199 Cents Only StoresAres Management, Ares Management LLC and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board--9.0xFinancial
Dec 2010Jo-Ann Stores, Inc.Leonard Green, Leonard Green & Partners, L.P.$1.5B-7.3xFinancial
Nov 2010J.Crew Group, Inc.Leonard Green, TPG$2.7B-8.6xFinancial
Feb 2010Duane Reade, Inc.Walgreen Company$1.1B-11.4xStrategic
Aug 2009Barnes & Noble College BooksellersBarnes & Noble, Inc.--5.2xStrategic
Apr 2008CSK AutoO'Reilly Automotive$1.0B-8.8xStrategic
Mar 2007Claire's Stores, Inc.Apollo Management, L.P.--8.9xFinancial
Mar 2007Dollar General CorporationKKR & Co. L.P.--11.1xFinancial
Mean-8.8x
Median-8.9x

All Observations

Source-specific multiples and notes for this transaction.

CompPrimary?Source TypeSourceSource AdvisorSource YearEV (USD)EV/SalesEV/EBITDAEV/Fwd EBITDANoteCitation
Primaryfairness opinionMCW FOCenterview2026$1.0B-6.1x--Open