Interline Brands Announces Agreement to be Acquired by GS Capital Partners and P2 Capital Partners for $25.50 per Share; Totaling $1.1 Billion

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Interline Brands, Inc.
IBI
today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by affiliates of GS Capital Partners LP and P2 Capital Partners, LLC for $25.50 per share in cash. GS Capital Partners is one of the world's leading private equity investors. P2 Capital Partners, a shareholder of Interline, is a leading investment firm that applies a private equity approach to investing in the public market. The transaction, which was unanimously approved by Interline's board of directors, is valued at approximately $1.1 billion, including the assumption of debt. The price of $25.50 per share represents a premium of approximately 42% relative to the Company's closing stock price on May 25, 2012, the last trading day before the announcement of the transaction, and a 31% premium relative to the Company's trailing 30-day average closing stock price.
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