Reusable shopping bags are displayed beneath a checkout counter at a Michaels craft store in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Arts and crafts retailer Michaels Companies said Wednesday it agreed to be bought by the private equity firm Apollo Global Management in a deal valued at $5 billion.
Apollo will acquire all outstanding Michaels stock for $22 per share in a tender offer. That represents a 47% premium to the closing price on Friday, the day before speculation of the deal was publicized in the media. The equity value of the deal is $3.3 billion.
Michaels said the terms of the deal were unanimously approved by its board.
The companies said that there will be a 25-day “go-shop” period, starting Wednesday, where Michaels will be able to entertain other options, but this process won’t necessarily lead to a better offer.
Michaels, which has been a public company since 2014, has over 1,200 stores in North America and roughly 44,000 employees.
Michaels shares soared more than 9% in premarket trading. Its stock is up more than 366% over the past 12 months, as of Tuesday’s market close. Michaels has a market cap of $2.66 billion.
Read the full press release here.
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