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Shoppers Drug Market Corporation to Loblaw Companies Limited

General RetailDrug & Health/Jul 2013
EV / LTM EBITDA
11.3x
EV / LTM Sales
-
Enterprise Value
-
Primary Source
Morgan Stanley

Comparable Transactions

General Retail transactions announced in the five years to July 2013. 13 with a disclosed multiple.

DateTargetAcquirorEnterprise ValueEV/SalesEV/EBITDAType
Jul 2013Saks IncorporatedHudson Bay Company (HBC)$2.9B0.9x10.9xStrategic
Feb 2013Office Max Inc.Office Depot, Inc.$1.8B-12.2xStrategic
Nov 2012The Brick Ltd.Leon's Furniture Limited$800M-7.1xStrategic
Nov 2012Oriental Trading Company, Inc.Berkshire Hathaway Inc.$500M-7.1xStrategic
Jun 2012Alliance Boots GmbHWalgreen Company$30.8B-12.1xStrategic
May 2012Cost Plus Inc.Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.$700M-12.7xStrategic
May 2012Charming Shoppes, Inc.Ascena Retail Group$800M-9.9xStrategic
Feb 2012Pep BoysThe Gores Group$1.0B-6.1xStrategic
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
Mean-9.2x
Median-9.0x

All Observations

Source-specific multiples and notes for this transaction.

CompPrimary?Source TypeSourceSource AdvisorSource YearEV (USD)EV/SalesEV/EBITDAEV/Fwd EBITDANoteCitation
Primaryfairness opinionFDO FOMorgan Stanley2014--11.3x--Open