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National Financial Partners Corp.
, a leading provider of benefits, insurance and wealth management services, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement
with Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC, a private equity investment firm, under
which a controlled affiliate of Madison Dearborn will acquire NFP.
Under the terms of the agreement, NFP shareholders will receive $25.35 in
cash for each share of NFP common stock they own, in a transaction with an
equity value of approximately $1.3 billion, which includes the full value of
the Company's convertible debt. The purchase price represents a premium of
approximately 26 percent over NFP's closing share price of $20.05 on March
12, 2013, the last day of trading prior to press reports that NFP was
considering a possible sale of the Company.
As previously disclosed, as a result of interest it had received from
private equity firms, NFP's Board of Directors formed a special committee of
independent directors to explore a possible sale of the Company. After a
thorough and rigorous process, and with the assistance of its legal and
financial advisors, the special committee negotiated and recommended this
transaction with Madison Dearborn to the full Board. The transaction was
unanimously approved by the Board.
Madison Dearborn has obtained debt financing commitments from Deutsche Bank
Securities Inc., Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., and UBS Securities
LLC, the proceeds of which will be used to fund the transactions
contemplated by the agreement and to pay related fees and expenses. Pursuant
to an equity commitment letter, controlled affiliates of Madison Dearborn
have committed to provide a cash investment on the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth in the letter.
The transaction, which is subject to the approval of holders of a majority
of the outstanding shares of NFP common stock and other customary closing
conditions, is expected to close in the third quarter.
BofA Merrill Lynch served as financial advisor to the Board and the special
committee, while Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP was their legal
counsel. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP served as legal advisor to
the Company. UBS Securities LLC served as financial advisor to Madison
Dearborn, while Ropes & Gray LLP served as its legal advisor.
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