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Shutterfly, Inc. to Apollo Global Management, LLC

Internet/Ecom/Jun 2019/Morgan Stanley

Deal Information

Target
Shutterfly, Inc.
Acquiror
Apollo Global Management, LLC
Target Type
Public
Acquiror Type
Financial
Advisors
Morgan Stanley

Transaction Metrics

Enterprise Value
$2.7B
EV / LTM Sales
1.3x
EV / LTM EBITDA
8.0x
EV / Fwd EBITDA
7.7x

Advisor Transaction Comparables

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

Advisor: Morgan Stanley

AV / LTM Adjusted EBITDA selected range: 6.0x - 10.0x

16 comps
Oct 2018LSC Communications Inc.Quad/Graphics, Inc.$1.4B-5.5x4.7x
Aug 2018Web.com Group, Inc.Siris Capital Group, LLC$2.1B-11.0x10.9x
Feb 2018American Greetings CorporationClayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc.$1.1B-5.0x-
Jan 2018Lifetouch Inc.Shutterfly, Inc.$825M-5.9x6.6x
Jul 2017WebMD Health Corp.Internet Brands$2.9B-12.6x11.8x
Jul 2017BANKRATE, INC.Red Ventures$1.4B-11.4x10.9x
May 2017Angie’s List, Inc.InterActiveCorp$533M-19.3x17.6x
Apr 2017RetailMeNot, Inc.Harland Clarke Holdings Corp.$456M-7.4x8.0x
Feb 2017Yahoo! Inc., Operating BusinessVerizon Communications Inc.$4.5B-5.1x4.5x
Oct 2016Everyday Health, Inc.Ziff Davis, LLC$518M-12.1x9.8x
Nov 2016Blue Nile, Inc.Bain Capital Private Equity$449M-19.2x17.1x
Nov 2015Constant Contact, Inc.Endurance International Group Holdings, Inc.$937M-13.8x11.5x
May 2015AOL Inc.Verizon Communications Inc.$4.2B-8.4x8.2x
Feb 2015Orbitz Worldwide, Inc.Expedia, Inc.$1.6B-10.2x9.5x
Apr 2013American Greetings CorporationWeiss Family$819M-5.2x-
Oct 2012Ancestry.com LLCPermira$1.5B-9.9x8.1x
Mean-10.1x9.9x
Median-10.1x9.7x

DCF Assumptions

Discount rate and terminal value assumptions the advisor selected for its discounted cash flow analysis.

Morgan Stanley

Open
WACC
7.3% – 8.6%
Terminal method
Perpetuity growth
Terminal assumption
0.0% – 2.0%
Forecast basis
-
Forecast period
2019 through 2024
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