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Fairness Opinion Detail

Steelcase Inc. to HNI Corporation

Home & Office Furnishings/Aug 2025/BofA, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan

Deal Information

Target
Steelcase Inc.
Acquiror
HNI Corporation
Sector
Home & Office Furnishings
Target Type
Public
Acquiror Type
Strategic
Advisors
BofA, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan

Transaction Metrics

Enterprise Value
$2.4B
EV / LTM Sales
EV / LTM EBITDA
9.7x
EV / Fwd EBITDA

Advisor Transaction Comparables

Comparable transactions cited by the advisor, excluding the subject transaction.

Advisor: BofA

TEV / LTM EBITDA selected range: 7.3x - 12.8x

8 comps
Sep 2023Kimball International, Inc.HNI Corporation$531M-7.3x-
Apr 2021Knoll, Inc.Herman Miller, Inc.$1.8B-14.2x-
Oct 2019HAY A/SHerman Miller, Inc.$232M-13.8x-
Oct 2018iGuzzini Illuminazione S.p.AAB Fagerhult$429M-10.8x-
May 2018EkornesQumei Home Furnishings Group$695M-11.6x-
Dec 2017MuutoKnoll, Inc.$304M-14.5x-
May 2016Generation Brands Holdings, Inc.AEA Investors LP$525M-10.5x-
Feb 2014Poltrona Frau S.p.AHaworth Inc.$654M-15.1x-
Mean-12.2x-
Median-12.7x-

Advisor: JPMorgan

FV / LTM Adj. EBITDA selected range: 10.0x - 15.0x

6 comps
Mar 2023Kimball InternationalHNI----
Apr 2021KnollHerman Miller----
May 2018EkornesQuMei Home Furnishings----
Dec 2017MuutoKnoll----
Mar 2015Norcraft CompaniesFortune Brands----
Feb 2014Poltrona FrauHaworth----
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