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Diversey Holdings, Ltd.
Chief Executive Officer 1300 Altura Road, Suite 125 Fort Mill, SC 29708 (803) 746-2200 |
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Olympus Water Holdings IV, L.P.
Diamond Merger Limited Platinum Equity Capital Partners IV, L.P. Platinum Equity Capital Partners V, L.P. 2475 Pinnacle Drive Wilmington, DE 19803 (310) 712-1850 |
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BCPE Diamond Investor, LP
BCPE Diamond GP, LLC Bain Capital Fund XI, LP Bain Capital Partners XI, L.P. Bain Capital Investors, LLC c/o Bain Capital Investors, LLC 200 Clarendon Street Boston, MA 02116 (617) 516-2000 |
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David A. Katz
Zachary S. Podolsky Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz 51 West 52nd Street New York, NY 10019 (212) 403-1000 |
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Ari Lanin
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP 2029 Century Park East Suite 4000 Los Angeles, CA 90067 (310) 552-8500
Evan D’Amico
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP 1050 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20036-5306 (202) 955-8500
James Moloney
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP 3161 Michelson Drive Irvine, CA 92612 (949) 451-3800 |
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Sarkis Jebejian, P.C.
Christopher M. Thomas, P.C. Bradley C. Reed, P.C. Kirkland & Ellis LLP 300 North LaSalle Chicago, IL 60654 (312) 862-2000 |
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| (a)(i) | | | Preliminary Proxy Statement of Diversey Holdings, Ltd. (included in the Schedule 14A filed on April 11, 2023 and incorporated herein by reference). | |
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| (c)(i) | | | Opinion of Evercore Group L.L.C., dated March 7, 2023 (included as Annex G to the Proxy Statement and incorporated herein by reference). | |
| (c)(ii) | | | Preliminary Discussion Materials of Evercore Group L.L.C. for the Special Committee, dated January 26, 2023. | |
Project Talent Discussion Materials Prepared for the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Diversey Holdings, Ltd. January 26, 2023 PRELIMINARY DRAFT – SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND SIGNIFICANT REVISION Exhibit (c)(ii) |
STRICTLY PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL PRELIMINARY DRAFT SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND SIGNIFICANT REVISION Agenda I. Project Status Update a. Status Information received / outstanding b. Management Sessions II. Current Environment Update a. Macro b. Financing c. Chemical Landscape / outlook d. Diamond Comparative outlook III. Next Steps IV. Any Other Business / Q&A 2 |
I Project Status Update Agenda |
STRICTLY PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL PRELIMINARY DRAFT SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND SIGNIFICANT REVISION Transaction Background 4 Context Diamond (“Diamond” or the “Company”) has been listed on NASDAQ since its IPO on March 25, 2021 Shareholders in the Company consist of affiliated shareholders (“Baryte”), representing ~73% of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares, and unaffiliated shareholders / public float, representing ~27% In the context of the proposed acquisition by Pearl and its affiliated company Sapphire (together “Pearl”), of all the issued and outstanding shares of the Company (the “Proposed Transaction”), a Special Committee of the Board of Diamond (the “Special Committee”) was formed on January 17, 2023, with the authority to, among other things, negotiate with respect to the Pearl proposal and determine whether a transaction would be in the best interests of the Company and its unaffiliated shareholders (including the authority to reject a transaction) Evercore Group L.L.C. (“Evercore”) has been engaged as financial advisor to the Special Committee Transaction Background On August 3, 2022, Pearl submitted a letter of intent (the “Original Offer”) for a take private acquisition of Diamond, whereby each outstanding share of Diamond would be acquired for $11.00 in cash This offer represented a 45% premium to Diamond’s closing share price as of August 3, 2022, and a 52% premium to the Company’s VWAP for the 30-day trading period ended August 3, 2022 The Original Offer also assumed that Baryte would roll-over a portion of its equity position in the combined entity Pearl and its affiliate Sapphire were allowed to conduct certain due diligence activities on Diamond from September 2022, which included, among others things, a management presentation, Q&A sessions, access to a virtual data room, access to Diamond’s 3-year business plan, certain site visits and preparation by a third party of a report on potential synergies resulting from the combination of Diamond and Sapphire On January 11, 2023 Pearl submitted a new letter of intent (the “Revised Offer”) for a take private acquisition of Diamond, whereby each outstanding share of Diamond would be acquired for $7.50 in cash This offer represented a 49% premium to Diamond’s closing share price as of January 11, 2023, and a 59% premium to the Company’s VWAP for the 30-day trading period ended January 11, 2023. The Revised Offer was 32% lower than the Original Offer The Revised Offer continued to assume that Baryte would roll-over a portion of its equity position in to the combined entity without disclosing information on the specific transaction structure that Pearl would contemplate with Baryte |
STRICTLY PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL PRELIMINARY DRAFT SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND SIGNIFICANT REVISION In connection with our assignment, we have, among other things: Reviewed certain internal projected financial data relating to the Company for the years 2023 - 2027 prepared and furnished to us by management of the Company, as approved for our use by the Company (the “Company Management Forecasts”); Reviewed the following information which have been provided to us by the management of the Company: Board presentations: December 2021 (2022 Budget), December 2022 (2023 Budget), January 2023 Reviewed Historical 2021-2022 quarterly income statements and cash flow information Reviewed the Company Management Presentation dated September 2022; and Discussed with management of the Company their assessment of the past and current operations of the Company, the current financial condition and prospects of the Company, and the Company Management Forecasts; and Performed such other analyses and examinations and considered such other factors that we deemed appropriate Separately, we have also, among other things: Reviewed Pearl’s offer letters and certain communication between Diamond and Pearl Reviewed Sapphire's Management presentation dated September 2022 Reviewed Operational Due Diligence Phase 2 Report, dated November 2022 and prepared by FTI Consulting Been provided access to the Project Diamond virtual data room to which Pearl also has access We have also participated in a conference call with Baryte Separately, we have also participated in a conference call with Pearl Evercore Review Status Update 5 |
II Current Environment Update Agenda |
STRICTLY PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL PRELIMINARY DRAFT SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND SIGNIFICANT REVISION Inflation control was the key global economic priority in 2022; recent economic indicators suggest inflation may have peaked and will continue to decrease EUR/USD rate expected to improve towards 1.09 at the end of 2023 (vs. 1.05 on average in 2022), and towards 1.11 by the end of 2024 As inflation has cooled since Q4, investors now anticipate a scaling back of future rate hikes. However, cost of debt, even for those with good credit, is expected to remain elevated in the mid-term Trading in all Chemicals sub-sectors has recently significantly repriced; Consumer and Specialty Chemicals Trading Multiples have decreased by 6.1x and 4.5x turns since their most recent peak (end 2021/beginning 2022) (based on NTM EBITDA) Despite persistent positive indicators, most major economies are expected to be close to / fall into recession in 2023 following monetary tightening 2 3 4 5 1 6 Diamond’s shares are currently trading in the low-end of its 52-week range of $4.04-11.77 7 Key Messages Valuation Implications |
STRICTLY PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL PRELIMINARY DRAFT SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND SIGNIFICANT REVISION Key Economic Indicators: Economic Slowdown and Recession Risk High Most major economies are expected to enter / be close to entering recession in 2023 as inflationary pressures and rising interest rates put pressure on economic growth. The IMF expects the spread of COVID in China to weigh on the global economy during the first half of 2023 US Eurozone 22E GDP Growth 3.2% 23E GDP Growth (0.1%) 22E Unemployment 6.7% 22A Inflation (HICP) 9.2% Current Base Rate(1) 2.50% 22E GDP Growth 1.9% 23E GDP Growth 0.3% 22E Unemployment 3.7% 22E Inflation 4.7% Current Base Rate(2) 4.50% Current 10 year rate 3.88% Source: Bloomberg as of 31 December 2022, press releases Note: Inflation refers to applicable Consumer Price Index(CPI) unless stated otherwise. Current 10 year rate refers to applicable 10-Year Government Bond Yields (1) ECB Main Refinancing Operations Interest Rate; (2) Upper range of the Federal Funds Rate 8 China 22E GDP Growth 3.0% 23E GDP Growth 4.8% 22E Unemployment 4.1% 22E Inflation 2.1% Current Base Rate 0.25% Current 10 year rate 2.84% World 22E GDP Growth 3.2% 23E GDP Growth 2.1% 22E Inflation 8.8% 1 |
STRICTLY PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL PRELIMINARY DRAFT SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND SIGNIFICANT REVISION Key Economic Indicators: Economic Slowdown in US (Cont’d) 9 Going into 2023, the US economy is slowing while inflation is cooling Given the long lags between monetary tightening and the economy, evidence suggests that inflation is already slowing significantly and should continue to slow The Empire State Manufacturing Index for prices plunged in January to a level that is almost back to normal Most leading metrics of economic growth – the yield curve, real interest rates, U.S. Leading Economic Indicators (LEIs), and Evercore ISI’s econometric GDP model – suggest an approaching recession But many key coincident indicators, primarily employment and consumer spending, are still quite positive Evercore ISI expects real GDP growth to decline -0.5% in Q4’23, which makes a mild recession likely in H2 this year The tight employment market should ease, and the unemployment rate could increase to nearly 5% Consumer Price Indices (YoY) Evercore ISI U.S. Outlook Evercore ISI Research 1 Source: Evercore ISI, Federal Reserve Bank of New York |
STRICTLY PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL PRELIMINARY DRAFT SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND SIGNIFICANT REVISION Inflation may have peaked with German and French CPI prints below expectations in December 2022 Inflation Slowdown Expected in 2023, Timing and Magnitude Uncertain Source: IHS Markit, Refinitiv, Bloomberg as of 31 December 2022 (1) UK shows manufacturing output Real GDP Growth (QoQ) Unemployment (%) Consumer Price Indices (YoY) Industrial Production Growth (%) 10 2% 3% 4% 5% 6% 7% 8% 9% 10% 11% 12% Q122 Q222 Q322 Q422 Q123 Q223 Q323 Q423 United States United Kingdom European Union (excl. UK) Inflation in the world’s rich economies hit a 25-year high in H2’22. However, it is expected to gradually decline from Q1’23 as monetary policy tightening feeds through into prices (6%) (3%) 0% 3% 6% 9% 12% 2021 2022 2023 2024 United States France Germany UK 2022 was impacted by lingering supply chain disruptions caused by lockdowns in China and the war in Ukraine, combined with labour shortages which have resulted in a significant drag on global production (1) 2% 4% 6% 8% Q122 Q22 Q322 Q422 Q123 Q223 Q323 Q423 United States France Germany United Kingdom Unemployment rates are likely to marginally increase from 2023 following a decrease in 2022 as macroeconomic pressures feed through into the job market (2%) (1%) 0% 1% 2% 3% 4% Q122 Q22 Q322 Q422 Q123 Q223 Q323 Q423 United States France Germany United Kingdom Most major economies are expected to fall into recession in 2023 as the impact of the war in Ukraine, rising rates and high inflation reverberate through the economy 2 |
STRICTLY PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL PRELIMINARY DRAFT SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND SIGNIFICANT REVISION Caustic Soda Prices Still at Peak, Decrease Expected in H2 2023 13 North America – Key Raw Materials Pricing forecast Source: IHS, as per Diamond Board Presentation December 2022 2 |
STRICTLY PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL PRELIMINARY DRAFT SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND SIGNIFICANT REVISION Caustic Soda Prices Still at Peak, Decrease Expected in H2 2023 14 Europe – Key Raw Materials Pricing forecast Source: IHS, as per Diamond Board Presentation December 2022 2 |
STRICTLY PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL PRELIMINARY DRAFT SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND SIGNIFICANT REVISION 1.20 1.14 1.12 1.22 1.14 1.06 1.09 1.11 1.12 1.08 1.08 1.15 1.15 1.10 1.15 1.15 1.00 1.05 1.10 1.15 1.20 1.25 Dec-17 Dec-18 Dec-19 Dec-20 Dec-21 Dec-22 Dec-23 Dec-24 Dec-25 Wall Street Analysts Have Mixed Views on the USD / EUR in 2023, but Unanimously See a Recovery by Year End 2024 15 Source: Equity Research, Factset Select Broker Commentary USD / EUR Broker Forecasts Increasing in the Medium Term ▪ “We expect EURUSD to strengthen to 1.10 by end-2022 and to Historical Forecasts 1.15 in 2024” ▪ “The periphery remains a concern for the EUR, as the ECB has now turned hawkish. Energy prices could increase again, war in Ukraine remains a known unknown, China’s reopening is proving challenging” 12th January 2023 ▪ “Both rates momentum and equity momentum are in favor of EUR vs USD” ▪ “USD has significantly repriced in the last 2 months; valuations are still rich but less compelling” ▪ “USD is now in line with EUR richness” ▪ “Fed is in the late stages of the tightening cycle are part of why we expect further USD downside in 2023” ▪ If slowing US inflation allows the Fed to pare back its hawkishness further USD will likely weaken further from here” 19th January 2023 19th December 2022 Brokers Median 2 |
STRICTLY PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL PRELIMINARY DRAFT SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND SIGNIFICANT REVISION Credit Market: Challenging Year Marked by Increasing Rates Source: Refinitiv as of 31st December 2022 Following recent rate rises and expectations of further monetary tightening, yields have reached high levels 17 USD Credit Benchmark Yields (%) 8.98% 7.27% 5.82% 5.29% 3.88% 0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10% 12% Jan-20 Sep-20 Jun-21 Mar-22 Dec-22 High Yield Index BB Index BBB Index A Index US 10 year Treasury 3 |
III Next Steps Agenda |
STRICTLY PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL PRELIMINARY DRAFT SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND SIGNIFICANT REVISION Evercore continues its review of the Company, with another Management Session scheduled for January 27, 2023 Evercore proposes to present its preliminary draft valuation materials to the Special Committee on February 1, 2023 and discuss potential next steps regarding the proposed transaction Next Steps 25 |
IV Any Other Business / Q&A Agenda |
Project Talent Discussion Materials Prepared for the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Diversey Holdings, Ltd. February 1, 2023 Preliminary Draft Subject to Review and Significant Revision Exhibit (c)(iii) |
Preliminary Draft Subject to Review and Significant Revision Table of Contents I. Executive Summary II. Situation Update a. Macro Environment b. Diamond Situation Update III. Company Management Forecast IV. Valuation Considerations Appendix: Supporting Background Materials WACC Analysis Current Environment Update Further Supporting Materials 2 I. P.3 II. P.9 a. P.10 b. P.12 III. P.28 IV. P.44 P.54 I. P.55 II. P.66 III. P.80 |
I Executive Summary Table of Contents |
Preliminary Draft Subject to Review and Significant Revision Transaction Background 4 Context The Target Company: Diamond (“Diamond” or the “Company”) has been listed on Nasdaq since its IPO on March 25, 2021 Shareholders in the Company consist of affiliated shareholders (“Baryte”), representing ~73% of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares, and unaffiliated shareholders / public float, representing ~27% Evercore Role: In the context of the proposed acquisition by Pearl and its affiliated company Sapphire (together “Pearl”), of all the issued and outstanding shares of the Company (the “Proposed Transaction”), a Special Committee of the Board of Diamond (the “Special Committee”) was formed on January 17, 2023, with the authority to, among other things, negotiate with respect to the Pearl proposal and determine whether a transaction would be in the best interests of the Company and its unaffiliated shareholders (including the authority to reject a transaction); Evercore Group L.L.C. (“Evercore”) has been engaged as financial advisor to the Special Committee Background to Offers 1 st Offer: On August 3, 2022, Pearl submitted a letter of intent for a take private acquisition of Diamond, whereby each outstanding share of Diamond would be acquired for $11.00 in cash This offer represented a 47% premium to Diamond’s closing share price on August 2, 2022, and a 54% premium to the Company’s VWAP for the 30-day trading period ended August 2, 2022 and an implied TEV / NTM EBITDA multiple of 14.4x The 1st Offer assumed that Baryte would roll-over a portion of its equity position in to the combined entity Initial Diligence Work Autumn 2022: Pearl conducted certain due diligence activities on Diamond from September 2022, which included, among others things, a management presentation, Q&A sessions, access to a virtual data room, access to Diamond’s 3-year business plan (“3YP (as of September, 2022)”), certain site visits and preparation by a third party of a report on potential synergies resulting from the combination of Diamond and Sapphire 2 nd Offer: On January 11, 2023 Pearl submitted a subsequent letter of intent for a take private acquisition of Diamond, whereby each outstanding share of Diamond would be acquired for $7.50 in cash This offer represented a 53% premium to Diamond’s closing share price as of January 10, 2023, and a 61% premium to the Company’s VWAP for the 30-day trading period ended January 11, 2023 and an implied TEV / NTM EBITDA of 11.9x. The 2nd Offer was 32% lower than the 1st Offer The 2nd Offer continued to assume that Baryte would roll-over a portion of its equity position in to the combined entity without disclosing information on the specific transaction structure that Pearl would contemplate with Baryte. We also understand that the Transaction Structure would assume the provision of a Vendor Loan by Baryte to Sapphire, the conditions of which have not yet been fully agreed |
Preliminary Draft Subject to Review and Significant Revision In connection with our assignment, we have, among other things: Reviewed certain internal projected financial data relating to the Company for the years 2023 - 2027 prepared and furnished to us by management of the Company, as approved for our use by the Company (the “Company Management Forecast”); Reviewed the latest estimates for the financial data relating to the Company for year 2022 (the “2022LE”) prepared and furnished to us by management of the Company Reviewed the following information which have been provided to us by the management of the Company: Board presentations: December 2021 (2022 Budget), December 2022 (2023 Budget), January 2023 Reviewed Historical 2021-2022 quarterly income statements and cash flow information relating to the Company Reviewed the Company Management Presentation dated September 2022 Reviewed the projected financial data related to the company for the years 2023 – 2025 prepared in September 2022 Discussed with management of the Company their assessment of the past and current operations of the Company, the current financial condition and prospects of the Company, and the Company Management Forecast; and Performed such other analyses and examinations and considered such other factors that we deemed appropriate Separately, we have also, among other things: Reviewed Pearl’s offer letters and certain communication between Diamond and Pearl Reviewed Sapphire's Management presentation dated September 2022 Reviewed Operational Due Diligence Phase 2 Report, dated November 2022 and prepared by FTI Consulting Been provided access to the Project Diamond virtual data room to which Pearl also has access We have also participated in two conference calls with Baryte Separately, we have also participated in a conference call with Pearl Evercore Review Status Update 5 |
Preliminary Draft Subject to Review and Significant Revision 2023-Jan-27 2023-Jan-31 2023-Jan-11 Pearl Offer Summary Market Price at Presentation Share Price Market Price at Latest Share Price 2nd Offer Price $5.76 $6.07 $7.50 % Premium Presentation Share Price (2023-Jan-27) 30% % Premium Latest Share Price (2023-Jan-31) 24% NOSH 327.5 327.5 327.5 Equity Value ($m) 1,887 1,988 2,457 Net Debt ($m) 1,832 1,832 1,832 TEV ($m) 3,719 3,821 4,289 NTM Consensus EBITDA ($m) - As at Offer Date 359 359 359 2022E Consensus EBITDA ($m) - As at Offer Date 331 331 331 2023E Consensus EBITDA ($m) - As at Offer Date 381 381 381 Diamond TEV / 2022E Consensus EBITDA 11.2x 11.5x 13.0x Diamond TEV / NTM Consensus EBITDA 10.4x 10.6x 11.9x Diamond TEV / 2023E Consensus EBITDA 9.8x 10.0x 11.3x Pearl Offer Summary 6 Pearl Offer Summary - $mm (unless otherwise stated) Source: Company Filings, FactSet, Pearl Offer Letters Note: (1) Market data referenced throughout presentation updated to 2023-Jan-27. (2) NOSH includes all granted, vested and unvested MEIP shares, PSUs and RSUs for consistency across the presentation. (3) Refer to page 86 for Net Debt definition (2) (3) (1) |
II Situation Update Table of Contents |
IIa Macro Environment Table of Contents |
IIb Diamond Situation Update Table of Contents |
Preliminary Draft Subject to Review and Significant Revision Lower EBITDA generation, coupled with inflated working capital and over-runs on major footprint capex and opex, have resulted in less FCF and higher YE 2022 leverage than anticipated Diamond is currently trading at 10.1x NTM EBITDA (based on Consensus), lower by 6.0x compared to its IPO valuation; Diamond has also traded at a discount of ~7.8x on average compared to its direct peer Ecolab since IPO (see p20) Consensus target price has followed the traded share price as it deteriorated and is currently $6.64, representing a 15.3% upside vs. today’s price 2022E EBITDA consensus declined from $470mm at IPO to $330mm today, in line with management guidance. Similarly, 2023E EBITDA consensus declined from >$500mm at IPO to $380mm today Diamond share price ($5.76) is trading lower by 62% compared to its IPO price. Company has significantly underperformed its direct peer Ecolab, the Large Companies Universe and Smaller Companies Universe index (see p81 for a summary of the Diamond IPO) 2 3 4 5 1 13 Diamond Situation Update Source: FactSet, Equity Research |
Preliminary Draft Subject to Review and Significant Revision $5.76 2.00 4.00 6.00 8.00 10.00 12.00 14.00 16.00 18.00 20.00 Mar-21 Jun-21 Sep-21 Dec-21 Mar-22 Jun-22 Sep-22 Dec-22 Diamond Share Price Performance Evolution 14 Diamond Share Price Evolution Since IPO (March 2021 – Current, $) 14-May-21: Q1 2021 Earnings Source: FactSet as of January 27, 2023 13-Aug-21: Q2 2021 Earnings 5-Nov-21: Q3 2021 Earnings and completed acquisition of the Avmor business 9-March-22: Q4 2021 Earnings 10-May-22: Q1 2022 Earnings 4-Aug-22: Q2 2022 Earnings 3-Nov-22: Q3 2022 Earnings 5-Aug-21: Announced an agreement to acquire Tasman Chemicals in Australia 8-Nov-21: Announced proposed public offering of ordinary shares 6-Dec-21: Completed acquisition of Birko Corporation and Chad Equipment 24-Jan-22: Completed acquisition of Shorrock Trichem based in Europe 14-June-22: Announced an adjustment in energy surcharge for its European business 20-Apr-21: Appointed Selim Bassoul and Juan R. Figuereo to the Board of Directors 1-Sep-21: Appointed Rod Hochman to the Board of Directors 1-Mar-22: Appointed Katherine S. Zanotti to the Board of Directors 17-Mar-22: Appointed Eric Foss as Chairman of the Board |
Preliminary Draft Subject to Review and Significant Revision $ - $2.00 $4.00 $6.00 $8.00 $10.00 $12.00 $14.00 $16.00 $18.00 $20.00 Evolution of Today’s Institutional Shareholders Over Time: #11-15 26 #11-15 Institutional Shareholder Ownership by Quarter - - - 0.0% 0.6% 0.8% 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 0.6% 0.9% 0.7% - 0.1% 0.7% 0.8% 0.8% 0.7% 0.9% 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 0.7% 0.7% - - - - - 0.6% 0.0% 0.3% 0.5% 0.8% 1.0% Jun-21 Sep-21 Dec-21 Mar-22 Jun-22 Sep-22 American Century Investment Management UBS Asset Management (Americas) Hargreaves Lansdown Fund Managers Hill City Capital BlackRock Investment Management Diamond Share Price Diamond Ownership (%) Share Price (US$ / share) Source: Refinitiv Eikon, FactSet as of January 27, 2023, Company filings |
III Company Management Forecast Table of Contents |
Preliminary Draft Subject to Review and Significant Revision Company Management Forecast Section Overview 29 Business Background & Drivers Historic and Forecast Financial Development Net Sales & Gross Profit Bridge Observations Performance vs Various Company Management Forecast Company Management Forecast FX Assumptions Preliminary Observations Company Management Forecast was prepared and provided to Evercore in January 2023 and covers the period 2023E-2027E, along with a normalised terminal year Overview of historical Diamond financial development as well as the Company Management Forecast for both the F&B division as well as the Institutional division Graphical depiction of the key impacting factors on Net Sales & Gross Profit performance from the Company Management Forecast for 2022LE to 2023E and for 2023E to 2027E Observations around previous forecasts (proposed in December 2021 and September 2022) and the Company Management Forecast Overview of the core FX rate assumptions used in the Company Management Forecast as well as a comparison vs current Market Rate Estimates for certain currency pairs Preliminary observations around the impacting items upon value for shareholders from the Company Management Forecast A B C D E F A B C D E F |
Preliminary Draft Subject to Review and Significant Revision Company Management Forecast: Background 30 Background Information Management prepared the Company Management Forecast in a context where the Company’s post COVID financial performance has been negatively impacted by pockets of volumetric demand deterioration, broad cost inflation, dramatic raw material cost escalations, on-going logistics supply chain inefficiencies/constraints and some Diamond-specific operational challenges associated with some footprint rationalization. Translational FX also was a major impact for the business in this time period 2022 Gross Profit declined by 16% from $1.3bn in 2022 Budget as approved in December 2021 to $1.0bn as per the Company Management Forecast 2022 EBITDA declined by 26% from $450mm in 2022 Budget as approved in December 2021 to $332mm as per the Company Management Forecast Due to the Company’s focus on passing through rapidly escalating costs via price increases and on managing supply chain transformations, certain originally intended growth initiatives have not been executed (albeit the key growth drivers have seen growth, but not to the same extend as expected) Considerations for 2023 and beyond include: COVID remains a factor for China in H1 2023 Inflation and raw material issues expected by Company management to progressively recede Potential negative customer churn impacts may develop as customers have more time to assess accepted 2022 pricing increases / may be under contract Company Management Forecast includes the potential impact of a recession, which is assumed to impact globally Weakening of USD (kept constant from 2024 onward) Company management indicates that a certain number of key actions will be taken to support Diamond’s mid-term and long-term strategy: Completion of the North-American Supply Chain initiative (“Megalodon Project”) Optimising tools developed recently around commercial excellence, CRM, archetypes and operational efficiency / sustainability for customers Pursuing new attractive capex investments From an EBITDA development perspective, the Company Management Forecast contemplates that the Company EBITDA will return to the level as forecasted in its 2022 budget only by 2025E We have also been provided with a previous business plan prepared in Q3 2022 (“3YP (as of 22-Sep)”) F Source: Company Management Forecast, Company Management A B C D E |
Preliminary Draft Subject to Review and Significant Revision Company Management Forecast: Background (Cont’d) 31 Historical Performance & Drivers (2019A to 2022LE(1)) Group revenue performance has grown from $2,624mm in 2019A to $2,766m in 2022LE, representing +1.8% CAGR Weakening of currencies vs. dollar has had a significant impact on the 2022LE revenue (-$272mm) On a constant currency basis, 2022LE would have reached $2,969m, representing a CAGR of 4.5% Divisionally, F&B revenue grew from $662mm to $681mm (+9%) Company Management indicated that F&B has experienced strong volume performance since the early 2021 trough and is now roughly 10% above 2019 levels driven mainly by LatAm, MEA and North American growth Institutional declined from $1,978mm to $1,894mm (-4%) Base Institutional volumes have seen more muted recovery from COVID lows, still remaining ~13% below 2019 levels. This was mainly driven by flat performance in Europe which is the most significant part of the Institutional business On a revenue basis, pricing effect was the major contributor to increased revenue from 2019A to 2022LE (+$315mm) vs Volume impact which was (+$104mm) Forecast Performance & Drivers (2023E – 2027E) Revenue On a group level, revenue is forecasted to grow to $3,794mm by 2027E (+6.5% CAGR 22-27E), incl. contribution of $217mm from acquisitions In 2023, the vast majority of this growth is forecast to be derived from price increases, some of which will flow through from 2022 price increases, and some via new 2023 increases (+12.9% increase in 2023E forecast representing ~$382mm). Post 2023, price increases are set to normalise at a level inline with inflation (~3%) Volume drivers assumptions on a long-term basis are derived from Real GDP growth (+2.6%), Growth Initiatives (predominantly Institutional related) (+2.5%) and Customer Churn (-1.1%) By 2027 the key contributors to growth and therefore the key assumptions from a revenue perspective are price (which represents $110mm), Real GDP volume growth (which represents +$100m) and Growth Initiatives (+$95mm) Post 2023, the Institutional business is forecast to benefit long-term from ~4.5% in volume growth annually vs 2.5% with price vs the F&B business which is forecast to grow ~2-3% on a volume basis annually and ~3% from pricing annually Source: Company Management Forecast, Company Management (1) LE = Latest Estimate A B C D E F |
Preliminary Draft Subject to Review and Significant Revision Company Management Forecast: Background (Cont’d) 32 Gross Profit Company Management Forecast assumes improvement in Gross Profit margin by 2.7ppt between 2022LE and 2027E, thereof 1.1ppt in 2023E (excl, M&A), driving Gross Profit from $1,060mm in 2022LE to 1,468mm in 2027E, representing +6.7% CAGR Gross Profit increases by $132mm in 2023E to $1,193mm (+12.5%), driven by: Positives: market growth, wins at top accounts, freight costs improvement, Megalodon Project Negatives: client churn, recession risks, volume contingency and FX effects Pricing: Net impact of +$124mm, following the carry effects from 2022LE price increases and COGS inflation (+$68mm) and new pricing initiatives following new costs increase (+$56mm) Gross Profit further increases by $355mm in 2023E (+6.7% CAGR), driven by: Positives: market growth, pricing, wins at top accounts, M&A Negatives: client churn, recession risks, volume contingency (~1% of Gross Profit annually), COGS inflation SG&A 2023E assumes an increase in SG&A (excl. M&A) by $90m (+12%) to $818mm, mainly driven by personnel / compensation costs From 2024E onwards, SG&A are forecasted to grow at 3.8% annually until 2027E EBITDA On a group level and incl. M&A, EBITDA will grow to $370mm in 2023E (12.3% margin) to $554m in 2027E (14.6%) at a CAGR of 6.5% Excluding M&A, 2027E EBITDA would be $35mm lower at $519mn (14.5% margin) M&A In 2023E, Company Management indicated being close to execute an acquisition, which could contribute $17m additional revenue From 2024E onwards, the Company Management Forecast assumes the acquisition of one or several companies, contributing $50mm in additional revenue every year, with an EBITDA margin of 14.0%, increasing to 17% due to gross margin and SG&A synergies and acquired at ~7.0x Company Management indicated that these assumptions were in line with M&A opportunities they reviewed in the past Source: Company Management Forecast, Company Management A B C D E F |
Preliminary Draft Subject to Review and Significant Revision Company Management Forecast: Background (Cont’d) 33 Capital Expenditures c. $110mm on average is spent annually as Capital Expenditures between 2023E-2027E, consisting of Operational Capex ($35mm) and Dosing and Dispensing capex ($75mm), in line with historical levels of 70% of capex. Company Management indicated that significant capex investments have been made during Baryte ownership. In 2021A and 2022LE, Diamond spent $26mm and $30mm for its North America Factory (Project Megalodon) Working Capital and Leverage Company Management indicated that Net Working Capital has been driven by developments at DSO (constant), DIO (decreasing from 72 days in 2023E to 60 days in 2027E) and DPO (decreasing from 95 days to 91 days). Overall, Net Working Capital is constant at 9.8% of Revenue over the forecast period Company Management have indicated that Net Financial Debt / Adjusted EBITDA has increased from 4.4x in 2021A to 5.3x in 2022LE (purely due to a reduction in EBITDA for this time period given Net Financial Debt reduced from $1,787mm to $1,771mm). The Company Management Forecast includes a reduction in leverage down to 2.2x Net Financial Debt / Adj. EBITDA by 2027E ($1,209mm in Net Financial Debt) Other Operating Costs and Cash Flows Items Company Management Forecast includes ~$30mm on average of additional negative cash outflows, corresponding to one-time costs (restructuring, to be incurred in order to drive margin expansion, or other operating costs such as freight, etc), M&A integration costs, or as cash inflows, the impact of the timing difference of sales rebates accrual, fully impacting EBITDA on a specific year, while actually paid out the following year Cash Taxes Management indicated that the Company’s Effective Tax Rate has been in the 29-30% range historically, cash taxes are forecasted at ~12.6% of EBITDA until 2027E and 20% afterwards As part of the Tax Receivable Agreement (the “TRA”), certain cash outflows have been incorporated in the Company Management Forecast until 2027E. Post 2027E, the Net Present Value of the future cash outflows until 2045 has been deducted from the Terminal Value as part of the Discounted Cash Flow valuation methodology Terminal Year Normalised Free Cash Flows Company Management Forecast also included a normalised Free Cash Flow year based on 2027E which was used to compute the Terminal Value as part of the DCF valuation methodology Terminal Year Normalised Free Cash Flows are based on Revenue of $3.8bn, EBITDA margin of 14.6%, Capex of $110mm, in line with 2024E-2027E forecasts, working capital investment of -$9m, certain operating costs outflows and inflows for net -$5m. No M&A has been included Source: Company Management Forecast, Company Management A B C D E F |
IV Valuation Considerations Table of Contents |
Preliminary Draft Subject to Review and Significant Revision 10.0x 10.4x 13.9x 18.3x Diamond Smaller Companies Universe Large Companies Universe Ecolab 9.4x 9.4x 12.6x 16.6x Diamond Smaller Companies Universe Large Companies Universe Ecolab 11.2x 11.2x 13.3x 19.9x Diamond Smaller Companies Universe Large Companies Universe Ecolab Diamond’s listed peer groups include smaller companies universe: Ashland, Avient, Axalta, ChampionX, HB Fuller, Ingevity, Innospec, ISS, Quaker, Sensient, Stepan We have indicated a second peer group with Ecolab and large companies universe: Dupont, Eastman, Entegris, PPG, Rentokil, Sherwin-Williams, Sodexo for reference only Public Trading Analysis 47 TEV / EBITDA (2022LE) TEV / EBITDA (2023E) TEV / EBITDA (2024E) Source: Company Management Forecast, FactSet as of January 27, 2023 (1) Diamond shown as per the Company Management Forecast Large Companies Universe : Dupont, Eastman, Entegris, PPG, Rentokil, Sherwin-Williams, Sodexo Smaller Companies Universe: Ashland, Avient, Axalta, ChampionX, HB Fuller, Ingevity, Innospec, ISS, Quaker, Sensient, Stepan Valuation For Reference Only (1) Valuation For Reference Only (1) Valuation For Reference Only (1) |
Preliminary Draft Subject to Review and Significant Revision $711 $695 $894 11/8/2012 6/1/2015 10/21/2019 4/26/2021(2) 5/11/2021 6/21/2021 Offer Share Price ($mm) TEV ($mm) TEV / FY1(1) EBITDA Chemicals P2P Summary (PE Buyers) Unaffected Share Price Initial Bid Final Bid Source: FactSet and press releases Note: Balance sheet figures reflect latest reported quarter prior to announcement 1. FY1 denotes estimates are for the current respective year of transaction 2. Take private of Grace excludes the impact of the acquisition of Albemarle FCS, which was ongoing at the time 5.5x 5.4x 7.0x $33.47 $32.50 $45.00 $792 $943 $1,019 8.1x 9.6x 10.4x $26.54 $31.50 $34.00 $931 $1,054 $995 7.4x 8.4x 7.9x $28.73 $35.00 $32.00 $4,487 $5,544 $6,206 8.4x 10.4x 11.6x $44.05 $60.00 $70.00 $1,704 $1,863 $2,069 9.1x 10.0x 11.1x $17.58 $19.50 $22.00 $1,051 $1,442 $1,793 10.5x 14.4x 17.9x $33.29 $48.50 $62.10 51 |
Preliminary Draft Subject to Review and Significant Revision Discounted Future Share Price Analysis (All financials in $mm unless otherwise stated) 52 Note: (1) Excludes potential exercise of options and potential cash outflow connected with the Tax-Related Assets. (2) Midpoint of Supply Side and Historical Cost of Equity Calculation for discounting based on unlevered smaller companies universe median Beta of 0.78 and Total Debt / Total Capitalisation of 27.5% (see WACC analysis page 54). (3) NOSH includes all granted, vested and unvested MEIP shares, PSUs and RSUs. Source: Company Management Forecast, Company Filings, FactSet as of January 27, 2023 2025E Basis Discounted Future Share Price Analysis Units Low Mid High Terminal Exit LTM EBITDA Multiple Range x 10.0x 11.0x 12.0x Multiple Delta between Smaller Companies Universe Median 2023E – 2022E Multiples (from LTM to NTM) x -0.9x Implied Terminal Exit NTM EBITDA Multiple Less Multiple Delta x 9.1x 10.1x 11.1x EBITDA 2026E $mm 499.5 Implied TEV $mm 4,555 5,055 5,554 Net Debt 2025E(1) $mm -1,570 Implied Equity Value – before other debt like items $mm 2,986 3,485 3,984 Cost of Equity(2) % 11.9% Discounted Equity Value (From December 31, 2025 to January 1, 2023) – before other debt like items $mm 2,131 2,487 2,844 Other Debt-Like Items as of 2022LE $mm -61 Discounted Equity Value (From December 31, 2025 to January 1, 2023) – after other debt like items $mm 2,069 2,426 2,782 NOSH(3) mm 327.5 Implied Share Price $ / Sh $6.32 $7.41 $8.49 |
Preliminary Draft Subject to Review and Significant Revision Key Upsides Key Risks Summary of Key Upsides / Risks to the Business Plan 53 In a deflationary environment, lower raw material costs could translate into higher margins Benefits of recent lower inflation (not recognized until 2H 2023) Foreign exchange prices trending favorably imply better margins Potential to capture Ecolab market share for Tier II customers outside of Ecolab focus in specific geographic areas (North America) Growth initiatives could be more realistic in a lower inflation environment Resolution of war in Ukraine would improve supply chain issues and thus improve margins Higher margins could translate into lower leverage, providing available capital for growth initiatives Large cost projects (Megalodon Project) are mostly complete Challenges to Diamond’s ability to grow volumes (prior focus more on price improvements) Lower ability to pass future price increases to customers due to risk of customer/volume loss Continued inflationary environment could increase raw material (caustic soda) prices Benefits of recent lower inflation will not be recognized until 2H 2023, implying 1H low margins Seasonality heading into 1H 2023 will limit cash flows Potential for further cost overruns (Megalodon Project, most but not 100% complete) Limited ability to deleverage near term due to seasonality and working capital Continuation of war in Ukraine on supply chain issues could negatively affect margins Availability and actionability of M&A targets given high leverage and poor stock price performance Management and employee retention Source: Company Management Forecast, Company Filings |
Appendix Supporting Background Materials Table of Contents |
Appendix A WACC Analysis Table of Contents |
Preliminary Draft Subject to Review and Significant Revision A risk-free rate of 3.77% has been applied which represents the 20Y US Treasury spot yield WACC Evaluation Key Conclusions 56 Risk-Free Rate Unlevered Beta Total Debt / Total Capitalization Equity Risk Premium Size Premium Pre-Tax Cost of Debt Tax Unlevered Beta range of 0.75 – 0.84 representing the 1 st and 3rd quartile of the Smaller Companies Universe Index with the mid point of 0.78 representing the median Target Total Debt / Total Capitalization of between 20% and 35% representative of Peer group capitalizations Equity Risk Premium of 6.22% for Supply Side and 7.46% for Historical scenarios based on Kroll ERP report and applies no specific country risk premium As per Kroll CRSP size premia breakdown for companies with market capitalizations between $1,660m and $2,686m Pre-Tax Cost of Debt calculated as per BBB and BB US Corporate Effective Yields as of Jan 24 2023 20% Debt/Capitalisation = BBB+, 27.5% = BBB- and 35% = BB+ Effective Tax Rate of 29.5% as per Company management Conclusions Calculation Inputs Cost of Capital inputs are elevated currently suggesting a WACC range for Diamond of c.9% - c.10% Beta Conclusions On a 2Y basis (the standard for Beta evaluations), Diamond is incomparable vs its peers due to its IPO being less than 2 years ago Diamonds 1Y, 6M and 3M Beta’s are significantly disrupted vs peers due to the limited free float and traded NOSH of the business, combined with factors such as the COVID-19 pandemic Ecolab, the closest peer of Diamond, but on a size and trading basis incredibly different, has seen a drastic change in its Beta vs the Large Chemical Companies Index as popularity for hygiene / disinfection stocks has seen powerful momentum post the pandemic It is observed that Diamond trades at a discount to Ecolab’s Beta (on a 1Y and 6M basis) Therefore, a range lower than Ecolab but above the disrupted Beta’s of Diamond has been selected (based on the Smaller Companies Index) Cost of Debt Risk Free Rates and indeed Credit Spreads are elevated currently The 5Yr median credit spreads with BBB ratings give a yield of 3.83% vs 5.37% spot yield For reference, the current yield of the Diamond Senior Notes due 2029 yield 7.83% (below the ICE BoA B US High Yield Index (8.20%) but above the BB equivalent (6.43%) Source: Company Information, Bloomberg, Damodaran, FactSet as of January 27, 2023, Kroll |
Preliminary Draft Subject to Review and Significant Revision Once all pandemic disruptions and post-pandemic normalizations are digested, a reversion to pre-pandemic levels very plausible Pandemic has Reset Ecolab Weekly 2 Year Beta 59 COVID-19 Pandemic Starts -1 -0.5 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 Jan-18 Jul-18 Jan-19 Jul-19 Jan-20 Jul-20 Jan-21 Jul-21 Jan-22 Jul-22 Jan-23 Ecolab Premium / (Discount) to Larger Companies Universe Index Ecolab Large Index Smaller Index Source: Bloomberg of January 27, 2023 Bloomberg Adjusted Beta |
Preliminary Draft Subject to Review and Significant Revision Diamond vs Ecolab Weekly Adj. Beta Comparison: Unlevered 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 Jun-21 Sep-21 Dec-21 Mar-22 Jun-22 Sep-22 Dec-22 Ecolab 3M Weekly Adj Beta Ecolab 6M Weekly Adj Beta Ecolab 1Y Weekly Adj Beta Diamond 3M Weekly Adj Beta Diamond 6M Weekly Adj Beta Diamond 1Y Weekly Adj Beta Bloomberg Adjusted Beta 62 Source: Bloomberg of January 27, 2023 Diamond vs Ecolab Corrolation 3M 6M 1Y 2Y Avg R Squared: 0% 36% 39% n/a 34% Diamond Q2- Q3- Q4- Q1- Q2- Q3- Q4- |
Preliminary Draft Subject to Review and Significant Revision -0.7 -0.6 -0.5 -0.4 -0.3 -0.2 -0.1 0 0.1 0.2 0.3 Jun-21 Sep-21 Dec-21 Mar-22 Jun-22 Sep-22 Dec-22 6M Weekly Adjusted Beta: Diamond vs Ecolab 1Y Weekly Adjusted Beta: Diamond vs Ecolab Diamond: Observable Discount to Ecolab’s Unlevered Beta Bloomberg Adjusted Beta 63 Source: Bloomberg of January 27, 2023 Diamond Premium to Ecolab Diamond Discount to Ecolab |
Appendix B Current Environment Update Table of Contents |
Preliminary Draft Subject to Review and Significant Revision Rapid cost and raw material inflation was the key global theme in 2022; recent economic indicators suggest that central bank tightening and M2 contraction is reducing inflation rates and that a softer economic backdrop is resulting in falling raw material costs 2022’s 1.05 EUR/USD expected to improve towards 1.09 by YE 2023 and 1.11 by YE 2024, reversing 2022 headwinds into 2023/2024 tailwinds for the large Euro area activity Trading in all Chemicals sub-sectors have recently significantly repriced; the highest multiple subsectors, Consumer and Specialty Chemicals, have de-rated the most; down by 6.1x and 4.5x turns of NTM EBITDA since their end 2021/beginning 2022 peak levels The valuation decline was largely driven by a higher weighted average cost of capital (WACCs), in combination with a harder-to-navigate operating and margin environment Most major economies have been expected to be close to / fall into recession in 2023 following 1 monetary tightening; success of China re-opening a major unknown 2 3 4 5 67 Mixed to Negative Environment, Weighting on Sector Valuations Valuation Implications Source: Bloomberg as of 31st December 2022, FactSet |
Preliminary Draft Subject to Review and Significant Revision Key Economic Indicators: Economic Slowdown and Recession Risk High Most major economies are expected to enter / be close to entering recession in 2023 as inflationary pressures and rising interest rates put pressure on economic growth. The IMF expects the spread of COVID in China to weigh on the global economy during the first half of 2023 US Eurozone 22E GDP Growth 3.2% 23E GDP Growth (0.1%) 22E Unemployment 6.7% 22A Inflation (HICP) 9.2% Current Base Rate(1) 2.50% 22E GDP Growth 1.9% 23E GDP Growth 0.3% 22E Unemployment 3.7% 22E Inflation 4.7% Current Base Rate(2) 4.50% Current 10 year rate 3.88% Source: Bloomberg as of December 31, 2022, press releases Note: Inflation refers to applicable Consumer Price Index(CPI) unless stated otherwise. Current 10 year rate refers to applicable 10-Year Government Bond Yields (1) ECB Main Refinancing Operations Interest Rate; (2) Upper range of the Federal Funds Rate 68 China 22E GDP Growth 3.0% 23E GDP Growth 4.8% 22E Unemployment 4.1% 22E Inflation 2.1% Current Base Rate 0.25% Current 10 year rate 2.84% World 22E GDP Growth 3.2% 23E GDP Growth 2.1% 22E Inflation 8.8% 1 |
Preliminary Draft Subject to Review and Significant Revision Key Economic Indicators: Economic Slowdown in US (Cont’d) 69 Going into 2023, US economy is slowing while inflation is cooling Given the long lags between monetary tightening and the economy, evidence suggests that inflation is already slowing significantly and should continue to slow The Empire State Manufacturing Index for prices plunged in January to a level that is almost back to normal Most leading metrics of economic growth – the yield curve, real interest rates, U.S. Leading Economic Indicators (LEIs), and Evercore ISI’s econometric GDP model – suggest an approaching recession But many key coincident indicators, primarily employment and consumer spending, are still quite positive Evercore ISI expects real GDP growth to decline -0.5% in Q4’23, which makes a mild recession likely in H2 this year The tight employment market should ease, and the unemployment rate could increase to nearly 5% Consumer Price Indices (YoY) Evercore ISI U.S. Outlook Evercore ISI Research 1 Source: Evercore ISI, Federal Reserve Bank of New York |
Preliminary Draft Subject to Review and Significant Revision Inflation may have peaked with German and French CPI prints below expectations in December 2022 Inflation Slowdown Expected in 2023, Timing and Magnitude Uncertain Source: IHS Markit, Refinitiv, Bloomberg as of 31 December 2022 (1) UK shows manufacturing output Real GDP Growth (QoQ) Unemployment (%) Consumer Price Indices (YoY) Industrial Production Growth (%) 70 2% 3% 4% 5% 6% 7% 8% 9% 10% 11% 12% Q122 Q222 Q322 Q422 Q123 Q223 Q323 Q423 United States United Kingdom European Union (excl. UK) Inflation in the world’s rich economies hit a 25-year high in H2’22. However, it is expected to gradually decline from Q1’23 as monetary policy tightening feeds through into prices (6%) (3%) 0% 3% 6% 9% 12% 2021 2022 2023 2024 United States France Germany UK 2022 was impacted by lingering supply chain disruptions caused by lockdowns in China and the war in Ukraine, combined with labour shortages which have resulted in a significant drag on global production (1) 2% 4% 6% 8% Q122 Q22 Q322 Q422 Q123 Q223 Q323 Q423 United States France Germany United Kingdom Unemployment rates are likely to marginally increase from 2023 following a decrease in 2022 as macroeconomic pressures feed through into the job market (2%) (1%) 0% 1% 2% 3% 4% Q122 Q22 Q322 Q422 Q123 Q223 Q323 Q423 United States France Germany United Kingdom Most major economies are expected to fall into recession in 2023 as the impact of the war in Ukraine, rising rates and high inflation reverberate through the economy 2 |
Preliminary Draft Subject to Review and Significant Revision Caustic Soda Prices Still at Peak, Decrease Expected in H2 2023 73 North America – Key Raw Materials Pricing forecast Source: IHS, as per Diamond Board Presentation December 2022 2 |
Preliminary Draft Subject to Review and Significant Revision Caustic Soda Prices Still at Peak, Decrease Expected in H2 2023 74 Europe – Key Raw Materials Pricing forecast Source: IHS, as per Diamond Board Presentation December 2022 2 |
Preliminary Draft Subject to Review and Significant Revision 1.20 1.14 1.12 1.22 1.14 1.06 1.09 1.11 1.12 1.08 1.08 1.15 1.15 1.10 1.15 1.15 1.00 1.05 1.10 1.15 1.20 1.25 Dec-17 Dec-18 Dec-19 Dec-20 Dec-21 Dec-22 Dec-23 Dec-24 Dec-25 Wall Street Analysts Almost Unanimously Expect Upwards € Bias 75 Source: Equity Research, FactSet Select Research Commentary USD / EUR Research Forecast Increasing in the Medium Term ▪ “We expect EURUSD to strengthen to 1.10 by end-2022 Historical Forecast and to 1.15 in 2024” ▪ “The periphery remains a concern for the EUR, as the ECB has now turned hawkish. Energy prices could increase again, war in Ukraine remains a known unknown, China’s reopening is proving challenging” 12th January 2023 ▪ “Both rates momentum and equity momentum are in favor of EUR vs USD” ▪ “USD has significantly repriced in the last 2 months; valuations are still rich but less compelling” ▪ “USD is now in line with EUR richness” ▪ “Fed is in the late stages of the tightening cycle are part of why we expect further USD downside in 2023” ▪ If slowing US inflation allows the Fed to pare back its hawkishness further USD will likely weaken further from here” 19th January 2023 19th December 2022 Research Median 2 |
Preliminary Draft Subject to Review and Significant Revision All Chemical Subsectors Already Dramatically Repriced Consumer Chemicals: Ashland, Chr. Hansen, Corbion, Croda, Diversey, DSM, Givaudan, IFF, Kerry, Lonza, Novozymes, Sensient, Symrise Specialty Chemicals: AkzoNobel, Albemarle, Corteva, DuPont, Ecolab, Elementis, EMS, Entegris, Hexcel, Ingevity, J. Matthey, PPG, RPM, Sherwin-Williams, Sika, Umicore, Victrex Diversified Chemicals: Arkema, BASF, Celanese, Clariant, Eastman, Ecovyst, Evonik, Huntsman, Kemira, Lanxess, Solvay, Synthomer, Wacker Commodity Chemicals: Braskem, Covestro, Dow, Lyondell, Methanex, Orbia, Olin, PTT, Trinseo, Tronox, Venator, Westlake Source: FactSet as of January 27, 2023 79 4 5x 10x 15x 20x 25x 30x 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 3x 6x 8x 11x 13x 16x 18x 21x 23x 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 TEV / FY1 EBITDA TEV / FY1 EBIT Consumer Diversified Commodities Specialties (6.6x) (1.5x) (0.1x) Change since 2021 Peak Multiple (4.7x) (8.0x) (3.3x) (3.8x) Change since 2021 Peak Multiple Specialties Diversified Commodities Consumer (9.5x) |
Appendix C Further Supporting Materials Table of Contents |
Preliminary Draft Subject to Review and Significant Revision IPO Priced at Wider Discount to Ecolab than Low End of Filing Range 81 Target Price NOSH Market Cap Net Debt TEV EBITDA 2021E TEV / EBITDA 21E Morgan Stanley $22 317 $6,983m $1,712m $8,695m $438m 20.1x UBS $20 317 $6,349m $1,712m $8,061m $441m 18.6x Jefferies $19 317 $6,031m $1,712m $7,743m $430m 17.9x Credit Suisse $18 317 $5,714m $1,712m $7,426m $425m 17.1x RBC $18 317 $5,714m $1,712m $7,426m $420m 17.1x BAML $17 317 $5,396m $1,712m $7,108m $432m 16.4x JPM $17 317 $5,396m $1,712m $7,108m $433m 16.4x Barclays $16 317 $5,079m $1,712m $6,791m $435m 15.7x Median $18 317 $5,714m $1,712m $7,426m $433m 17.1x IPO Summary IPO: 24th of March 2021 / Nasdaq Filing Range: $18 - $21/share (1st March 2021) (17.2-19.4x) Priced: @ $15/share / ~46m ordinary shares (15x) Proceeds: $692mm (pre fees and discounts) / 100% primary Stake Sold: ~27% / Bain Capital continues to own ~73% Joint Bookrunners: Citigroup, Morgan Stanley, Barclays and JP Morgan Pricing Summary IPO Pricing Range (Price per share) $18 $21 $8 $13 $18 $23 $28 $33 IPO Price Offered Range IPO Pricing Range (Implied TEV / 2021 EBITDA)(1,2) 17.2x 19.4x 10x 15x 20x 25x 30x $15 IPO Price 15.0x Selected Research Target Price Valuations at Initiation of Coverage Offered Range Source: Research, Company Filings (1) TEV / EBITDA multiples for Pricing Range based on average Research 2021E EBITDA estimate of $433m at the time of the IPO (2) TEV based on Capitalisation Information at the time of the IPO filing. NOSH: 317.43114m and Net Debt of $1,712m (3) Diversey filed its S1 with the SEC on March 1st 2021 and subsequently priced its IPO on March 14th 2021 23.4x (01/03/21) DSEY filing date 23.8x (14/03/21) DSEY pricing date |
Preliminary Draft Subject to Review and Significant Revision 85 Current Ratings Recent Comments S&P’s Credit Opinion: 23 June 2022 Moody’s Credit Opinion: 22 March 2022 Recent Rating Agencies Commentaries Corporate Rating B Outlook Stable Analyst Daniel G Marsh Corporate Rating B2 Outlook Positive Analyst Joseph Princiotta Source: Moody’s and S&P Credit Research Diamond's B2 CFR rating is supported by the company's exposure to stable and faster growing end markets, industry leading positions, a global footprint, low customer concentration and long-standing customer relationships The credit profile also reflects moderately aggressive growth objectives focusing on new business wins and food service growth, both of which require investment, and occasional bolt-on acquisitions to support and drive growth The credit profile also reflects fragmented and competitive markets and exposure to foreign exchange movements given that roughly three-quarters of its revenues are generated outside the U.S Diamond (BC) B.V. (Diversey) has underperformed our prior expectations, with significant inflation in direct material costs weighing on EBITDA margins over the past few quarters The company has instituted pricing actions and energy surcharges to offset these pressures, however, we now anticipate credit metrics will be modestly weaker in 2022 versus our previous forecast Demand in the company's base institutional segment has also rebounded marginally slower than expected following pandemic-related declines, particularly in European and emerging markets (about 70% of revenue), where re-opening proceeded slower than in North America As a result, we affirmed our 'B' issuer-credit rating on Diversey, and revised our outlook to stable from positive |
Preliminary Draft Subject to Review and Significant Revision Diamond Net Debt (All financials in $mm unless otherwise stated) 86 Notes: (1) Excludes potential exercise of options and potential cash outflow connected with the Tax-Related Assets (2) Unfunded pension deficit assumes a 21% tax shield Source: Company Management Forecast, Company Filings Diamond Net Debt Units 2022LE Net Financial Debt $mm 1,771 (+) Pension Deficit (After-Tax)(2) $mm 55 (+) Contingent Consideration $mm - (+) Asset Retirement Obligations $mm 6 Other Debt-Like Items $mm 61 Other Cash-Like Items $mm - Total Net Debt(1) $mm 1,832 |
Project Talent Discussion Materials Prepared for the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Diversey Holdings, Ltd. February 9, 2023 Preliminary Draft Subject to Review and Significant Revision Exhibit (c)(iv) |
Preliminary Draft Subject to Review and Significant Revision Pearl Feedback On Key Communicated Messages 1 Offer same mix of cash / seller note / equity to public Majority of the minority required Price: At least $10.20 / publicly held share Additional Pearl comments Equity: Indicated that there is no appetite for Sapphire to be a publicly traded company. They are rejecting an equity component to the public Seller Note: Unwilling to offer as a form of consideration; perhaps possible but creates unwanted complexity. They are rejecting a seller note component to the public Transaction attractiveness was / is predicated on Diamond’s status as a Cayman Islands incorporated company, where Baryte’s support can ensure transaction certainty Countered at $7.75 / share Pearl will not take responsibility for splitting value differentially, as they feel that is something for the Special Committee to address $7.75 / share should not be considered a “best and final” as the Pearl team is still conducting diligence Pearl noted that as part of their negotiation with Baryte, Baryte had communicated that it would waive the TRA and that the TRA value would then accrue to current shareholders via Pearl’s bid. Just this week, Pearl received a memo on Feb. 7 that details some issues pertaining to challenges and limitations to the Dutch tax assets, which could reduce Pearl’s valuation of Diamond; Pearl did not have a specific number to cite as to how much TRA value (Pearl mentioned an off-the-cuff range of $30-150mm but is subject to further diligence) they had embedded in the original $7.50 / share bid, nor could they comment on how much it might adjust their new $7.75 / share bid Feb 2nd Messages to Pearl Feb 6th Pearl Response |
Preliminary Draft Subject to Review and Significant Revision Offer 1 Offer 2 $mm / $ per share Jan. 11 Feb. 7 To Baryte To Public SH Total To Baryte To Public SH Total Offer Price / Share $7.50 $7.75 $7.50 $8.38 $7.75 $7.50 $10.20 $8.27 Shares Outstanding (mm) 328 328 235 93 328 235 93 328 Equity Value $2,457 $2,538 $1,760 $778 $2,538 $1,760 $947 $2,707 thereof: Cash 1,457 1,538 760 778 1,538 760 947 1,707 thereof: Seller Note 400 400 400 400 400 400 thereof: Baryte Roll Over 600 600 600 600 600 600 Net Debt 1,832 1,832 1,832 1,832 TEV $4,289 $4,371 $4,371 $4,540 TEV / '22E EBITDA 12.9x 13.1x 13.1x 13.7x TEV / '23E EBITDA 11.6x 11.8x 11.8x 12.3x Differential Cash Allocations re Feb 7th Offer $10.20 to Public SH & Implied Price to Pearl Pearl Offer Differentiation Across Shareholders 2 Quantum indicated by Baryte (1) (2) (2) (2) (3) (4) (5) (4) For every 25 cents in price bump, Pearl adds an additional $82mm in Equity Value to Diamond, which if that value is applied exclusively to top-up the price to the public, equates to +$.88/share Securing at least $10.20/public shares requires another +$1.82/public share, or +$.52 on an aggregate share basis above Pearl’s latest $7.75/share offer, equating to a +6.7% increase in aggregate equity value or +3.8% increase in TEV Source: Company Management Forecast, Company Filings, Pearl’s 2nd Offer and subsequent counter (1) Shares outstanding includes all granted, vested and unvested MEIP shares, PSUs and RSUs. All dilution shares assigned to Public SHs (2) Attribution of Equity Value to Seller Note and Baryte Roll Over based upon verbal dictation of split by Baryte with cash outlay assumed as plug (3) Net debt excludes potential exercise of options and potential cash outflow connected with the Tax-Related Assets. Inclusive of unfunded pension deficit assuming a 21% tax shield (4) 2022E EBITDA of $332mm and 2023E EBITDA of $370mm as per Company Management Forecast (5) Implied offer price to public shareholders assuming Baryte receives $7.50 per share and overall transaction occurs at $7.75 per share (6) Implied overall transaction price per share assuming Baryte receives $7.50 per share and public shareholders receive $10.20 per share (6) |
Project Talent Discussion Materials Prepared for the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Diversey Holdings, Ltd. February 13, 2023 Preliminary Draft Subject to Review and Significant Revision Exhibit (c)(v) |
Project Talent Discussion Materials Prepared for the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Diversey Holdings, Ltd. February 13, 2023 Preliminary Draft Subject to Review and Significant Revision Exhibit (c)(vi) |
Project Talent Discussion Materials Prepared for the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Diversey Holdings, Ltd. February 14, 2023 Preliminary Draft Subject to Review and Significant Revision Exhibit (c)(vii) |
Project Talent Discussion Materials Prepared for the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Diversey Holdings, Ltd. February 14, 2023 Preliminary Draft Subject to Review and Significant Revision Exhibit (c)(viii) |
Project Talent Discussion Materials Prepared for the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Diversey Holdings, Ltd. February 15, 2023 Preliminary Draft Subject to Review and Significant Revision Exhibit (c)(ix) |
Project Talent Discussion Materials Prepared for the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Diversey Holdings, Ltd. February 15, 2023 Preliminary Draft Subject to Review and Significant Revision Exhibit (c)(x) |
Project Talent Discussion Materials Prepared for the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Diversey Holdings, Ltd. February 15, 2023 Preliminary Draft Subject to Review and Significant Revision Exhibit (c)(xi) |
Project Talent Discussion Materials Prepared for the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Diversey Holdings, Ltd. February 16, 2023 Preliminary Draft Subject to Review and Significant Revision Exhibit (c)(xii) |
Project Talent Discussion Materials Prepared for the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Diversey Holdings, Ltd. February 17, 2023 Preliminary Draft Subject to Review and Significant Revision Exhibit (c)(xiii) |
Project Talent Discussion Materials Prepared for the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Diversey Holdings, Ltd. February 21, 2023 Preliminary Draft Subject to Review and Significant Revision Exhibit (c)(xiv) |
Project Talent Discussion Materials Prepared for the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Diversey Holdings, Ltd. February 22, 2023 Preliminary Draft Subject to Review and Significant Revision Exhibit (c)(xv) |
Preliminary Draft Subject to Review and Significant Revision Analysis and Source Document Overview 1 This document is provided to the Special Committee to illustrate the below snipped article from The Wall Street Journal (published 19 February 2023). The transactions listed within this document are taken from this article only. Evercore does not view the transactions listed in the article and therefore in this document as closely compatible to the situation surrounding Project Talent Source File: Wall Street Journal article dated 19 February 2023 Source: https://www.wsj.com/articles/going-private-again-is-all-the-rage-among-newly-public-companies-93fff45e?mod=djemCFO |
Preliminary Draft Subject to Review and Significant Revision 77.1% 81.8% (17.9%) (26.5%) (23.9%) (60.8%) (20.8%) (26.9%) (50.4%) (77.1%) Take-Out Price vs IPO Price $ / Share Take-Out Price % Below IPO Price Take-Out TEV vs IPO TEV Take-Out TEV % Below IPO TEV Recent IPO Take-Privates (1/6) IPO Price Take-Out Price 23-Oct-20 8-Nov-21 23-Apr-21 11-Oct-22 17-Sep-21 11-Oct-22 2 17-Aug-20 9-Jan-23 6-Aug-21 12-Dec-22 18-Sep-20 9-Feb-23 16-Jul-21 3-Oct-22 7-Feb-20 14-Nov-21 17-Jul-20 16-Dec-22 18-Aug-21 27-Oct-22 Source: Company Filings, Factset 55.6% 30.0% (7.0%) (29.6%) (42.5%) (42.5%) (45.2%) (46.4%) (59.0%) (75.0%) $2.6bn $7.7bn $2.8bn $3.5bn $4.9bn $0.8bn $2.1bn $1.8bn $0.6bn $1.7bn $4.6bn $14.0bn $2.3bn $2.6bn $3.7bn $0.3bn $1.7bn $1.3bn $0.3bn $0.4bn $16.00 $20.00 $25.00 $27.00 $14.00 $12.00 $22.00 $14.00 $15.00 $16.00 $24.90 $26.00 $23.25 $19.00 $8.05 $6.90 $12.05 $7.50 $6.15 $4.00 |
Preliminary Draft Subject to Review and Significant Revision Take-Out Price vs 30D VWAP on Unaffected SP Date Take-Out Price vs 52W Low @ Announcement Recent IPO Take-Privates (2/6) 3 97% 81% 64% 50% 35% 21% 21% 20% 14% 0% 119% 116% 196% 83% 182% 86% 60% 72% 88% 74% Source: Company Filings, Factset |
Preliminary Draft Subject to Review and Significant Revision 15/11/2021 ▪ “We believe CSPR's lower multiple is due to the co. remaining unprofitable (while all others generate profits). Plus, CSPR's performance has been less consistent than the others in the sector over the past year. As such, the purchase price of 0.4x '22E revs appears fair, in our view.” 03/11/2022 ▪ “We think that TIG’s financial profile has come less differentiated in the current hard market, with most commercial peers enjoying comparable or better growth and margins. Also, we believe that TIG is exposed to the risk of downward EPS revisions” 11/01/2023 ▪ “$19/share is higher than where DCT has traded since late 2021, and ~6x FY24E EV/Sales makes sense with a turn premium to close competitor/valuation comp GWRE. The go-shop period has been a focus for several investors, and we think likelihood of a competing bid is low” 23/01/2023 ▪ “We believe SUMO is an inferior asset to others in the observability/security space and should reflect a discounted multiple (in the 3-5x range). we point to the significant difference in scale versus Splunk, its closest competitor” 08/11/2021 ▪ “MCFEs fundamentals are set to soften as comps get tougher and competitive pressures increase. NortonLifeLock's proposed merger with Avast is set to close in mid CY22. This will create a challenger that can outmuscle MCFE in competitive situations with OEM partners, removing a funnel for customer acquisition. Furthermore, McAfee might have to ramp marketing spend to match this larger competitor, limiting margin accretion” 12/10/2022 ▪ “While KnowBe4 has been executing quite well and the firm had yet to note any signs macro slowdown, we likewise know this remains a competitive space, and the reality is that bets on things like SecurityCoach and PasswordIQ have yet to be proven out – that’s to say, we can’t fault the team for selling here” 02/09/2022 ▪ “We believe F45 Training's differentiated technology-enabled platform, strong global presence, and rapidly growing studio footprint are likely to further solidify the company’s competitive positioning in the global fitness industry. Additionally, we believe there is meaningful opportunity for the company to gain market share, as it continues to grow its global studio footprint.” 14/12/2022 ▪ “This price target represents ~50x our CY23 adj. EBITDA and ~2.6x our CY23 sales estimates. Clearly, this is well above peers', entirely reflecting the take private transaction offer. That's why we're Equal Weight.” 11/10/2022 ▪ “This is also slightly above security peer average currently trading at 7.2 EV/CY23 sales and 0.34X growth adjusted. Given recent macro headwinds and negative near-term profitability, we think this is a favorable outcome for the company.” 11/10/2022 ▪ “At the acquisition price of $7.50, UserTesting shares are valued at 4.9 times our 2023 revenue estimate, in line with the SaaS peer group median of 4.8 times. In our view, a materially higher bid is unlikely given recent volatility in software markets and the hefty premium that Thoma Bravo paid. Thus, we are downgrading our rating on UserTesting to Market Perform. Primary risks include competition from larger software vendors in adjacent categories, contributor network churn as the economy normalizes, and a return to traditional lab testing as COVID-19 abates.” Recent IPO Take-Privates (4/6) 5 Source: Broker Reports |
Preliminary Draft Subject to Review and Significant Revision 100 Recent IPO performance from the first trading day until the unaffected date prior to take private offer Recent IPO Take-Privates (5/6) 6 Source: Company Filings, Factset -600 -500 -400 -300 -200 -100 0 +5 Days Backward Indexed to 100 to the day prior the take private news of each peers 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 0 Take Private Premium vs 30D VWAP on Unaffected SP Date 97% 81% 64% 50% 35% 21% 21% 20% 14% 0% Increase based on the take private offers for each transaction |
Project Talent Discussion Materials Prepared for the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Diversey Holdings, Ltd. February 22, 2023 Preliminary Draft Subject to Review and Significant Revision Exhibit (c)(xvi) |
Project Talent Discussion Materials Prepared for the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Diversey Holdings, Ltd. February 23, 2023 Preliminary Draft Subject to Review and Significant Revision Exhibit (c)(xvii) |
Project Talent Discussion Materials Prepared for the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Diversey Holdings, Ltd. February 24, 2023 Preliminary Draft Subject to Review and Significant Revision Exhibit (c)(xviii) |
Project Talent Discussion Materials Prepared for the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Diversey Holdings, Ltd. February 27, 2023 Preliminary Draft Subject to Review and Significant Revision Exhibit (c)(xix) |
Project Talent Discussion Materials Prepared for the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Diversey Holdings, Ltd. February 28, 2023 Preliminary Draft Subject to Review and Significant Revision Exhibit (c)(xx) |
Project Talent Discussion Materials Prepared for the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Diversey Holdings, Ltd. March 1, 2023 Preliminary Draft Subject to Review and Significant Revision Exhibit (c)(xxi) |
Preliminary Draft Subject to Review and Significant Revision Table of Contents I. Executive Summary II. Situation Update III. Context and Variants of Pearl’s Offers Appendices Appendix A: Trading Comps Appendix B: WACC Analysis Appendix C: Diamond Net Debt Appendix D: Diamond Shareholder Development 2 P.3 P.11 P.22 P.28 P.35 P.41 P.43 |
I Executive Summary Table of Contents |
Preliminary Draft Subject to Review and Significant Revision Transaction Background (2/3) 5 Background to Offers (Cont’d) On February 2, 2023, at the direction of the Special Committee, Evercore delivered the message to Pearl that the Special Committee was of the view that: Diamond’s unaffiliated shareholders should receive at least $10.20 per share in cash This transaction should be subject to an affirmative Majority of the Minority Condition The form of consideration mix being offered to Baryte should also be offered as an option to the unaffiliated shareholders 3 rd Offer: On February 7, 2023, Pearl verbally made an improved offer at $7.75 per share in cash for all shareholders (and also shared corresponding Sources & Uses) This offer represented a 28% premium to Diamond’s closing share price on February 6, 2023, and a 48% premium to the Company’s VWAP for the 30-day trading period ended February 6, 2023 and an implied TEV / 2023E EBITDA multiple of 11.8x The offer followed a two day Commercial diligence and Synergies diligence session between both the Pearl and Diamond respective leadership teams, held in New York, that was characterized as “constructive” The $7.75 per share price offered by Pearl reflected that there would be no Tax Related Assets (“TRA”) payout made to Baryte in connection with the transaction, with an expectation offered by Baryte that the TRA was worth ~$30-150mm; – Pearl affirmed that they did not know how much of the TRA was Dutch or how much was being reflected in the 3rd Offer bid price but commented that the bid value was not reflecting a $150mm valuation of the TRA Pearl rejected the requests to (a) offer to the public an option to take the same forms of consideration that Baryte would be receiving as part of the contraction given Pearl had no interest in having Sapphire be a publicly listed entity going forward, nor for the complexity involved in such a transaction and (b) have the transaction be subject to an affirmative Majority of the Minority Condition as that was not a requirement for a Cayman domiciled company and it reduced transaction certainty for Pearl, to which Pearl ascribes meaningful importance Pearl was more comfortable with some form of Go-Shop provision Pearl also stated that they were not prepared to involve themselves in splitting the equity value of the offer between Baryte and the unaffiliated shareholders to the extent that differential considerations between Diamond shareholders became a topic On February 12, 2023, Baryte presented its perspectives on its investment thesis in Diamond to ‘inflect growth’ and Baryte’s views on the operational and macro challenges that could limit Diamond’s ability to deliver value to shareholders 4 th Offer: On February 14, 2023, Pearl verbally made an improved offer at $7.90 per share in cash for all shareholders (and also shared corresponding Sources & Uses) This offer represented a 36% premium to Diamond’s closing share price on February 13, 2023, and a 42% premium to the Company’s VWAP for the 30-day trading period ended February 13, 2023 and an implied TEV / 2023E EBITDA multiple of 12.0x |
Preliminary Draft Subject to Review and Significant Revision Background to Offers (Cont’d) On February 16, 2023, at the direction of the Special Committee, Evercore delivered the message to Pearl that the Special Committee was of the view that Diamond’s unaffiliated shareholders should receive at least $9.00 per share in cash, or, were Pearl to agree to make the transaction subject to the approval of a majority of the unaffiliated shareholders (“Majority of the Minority Condition”), a price to Diamond’s unaffiliated shareholders of at least $8.00 per share in cash 5 th Offer: On February 28, 2023, Pearl made verbally an improved offer at $7.95 per share in cash for all shareholders (and also shared corresponding Sources & Uses) This offer represented a 35% premium to Diamond’s closing share price on February 28, 2023, and a 37% premium to the Company’s VWAP for the 30-day trading period ended February 28, 2023 and an implied TEV / 2023E EBITDA multiple of 12.0x Pearl stated that they were constrained from going higher due to (a) their sceptical perspective on some of the adjustments embedded in 2022’s ~$330mm Adjusted EBITDA (vs. the ~$100mm of Reported EBITDA), (b) lower valuation of the public’s share of the Dutch Tax Assets, for which there will not be an indemnification that mirrors that provided to Pearl by Baryte for Baryte’s share of the tax asset value and (c) Medline litigation which Pearl expects to bring material legal defence costs at a minimum Pearl continued to be unwilling to be a party to any differential cash equity value allocation amongst Baryte and Diamond’s unaffiliated shareholders that would be necessary to achieve the Special Committee’s $9.00 per share value for unaffiliated shareholders Pearl will not support a transaction that is predicated on a Majority of the Minority Condition Pearl requires that the Special Committee’s Fiduciary Out be limited to 30 days post-signing Pearl shared their draft debt commitment letter, base fee letter and agency fee letter with Wachtell and with Evercore Pearl refreshed the Sources & Uses to reflect the $.05/share increase in equity price As informed by Pearl, the LP fundraising process is constructively advancing, but likely not reaching its conclusion prior to the envisaged signing date. As a result, it is understood that Pearl would plan to backstop the LP fundraising between signing and close via contingent commitments from Pearl’s Fund IV and Fund V; Pearl did not mention that Baryte would need to participate in the backstop Pearl noted that signing and announcing a transaction in advance of Diamond’s earnings would avoid a situation where Diamond’s share price drops post its earnings release and shareholders who sell in response then miss the sale announcement associated share price uplift {it was not discussed as to whether, in the event that a transaction was in negotiations but not yet agreed, there might be some form of announcement to alert shareholders to the possibility of a transaction} Transaction Background (3/3) 6 |
Preliminary Draft Subject to Review and Significant Revision In connection with our assignment, we have, among other things: Reviewed certain internal projected financial data relating to the Company for the years 2023 - 2027 prepared and furnished to us by management of the Company, as approved for our use by the Special Committee (the “Company Management Forecast”, unchanged since our January 27, 2023 presentation); Reviewed the latest estimates for the financial data relating to the Company for year 2022 (the “2022LE”) prepared and furnished to us by management of the Company Reviewed the following information which have been provided to us by the management of the Company: Board presentations: December 2021 (2022 Budget), December 2022 (2023 Budget), January 2023 Reviewed Historical 2021-2022 quarterly income statements and cash flow information relating to the Company Reviewed the high level financial data relating to the Company for January 2023, furnished to us by management of the Company Reviewed the Company Management Presentation dated September 2022 Reviewed the projected financial data related to the company for the years 2023 – 2025 prepared in September 2022 Discussed with management of the Company their assessment of the past and current operations of the Company, the current financial condition and prospects of the Company, and the Company Management Forecast; and Performed such other analyses and examinations and considered such other factors that we deemed appropriate Separately, we have also, among other things: Reviewed Pearl’s offer letters and certain communication between Diamond and Pearl Reviewed Sapphire's Management presentation dated September 2022 Reviewed Operational Due Diligence Phase 2 Report, dated November 2022 and prepared by FTI Consulting Been provided access to the Project Diamond virtual dataroom to which Pearl also has access Evercore Review Status Update 7 |
II Situation Update Table of Contents |
Preliminary Draft Subject to Review and Significant Revision FY23E CPI outlook in both US and Eurozone remain broadly unchanged, at +4.0% and +5.8% respectively. Inflation expected to continue to ease compared to FY22A, with US and Eurozone CPI increased by +8.0% and +8.4% respectively EUR/USD expectations have continued to improve since EVR 1-Feb Materials, towards $1.10 by Dec-23E and $1.12 by Dec-24E (+0.9% and +0.9% respectively), reversing FY-22A headwinds into potential FY23E/FY24E tailwinds for the large Euro area activity Publicly reporting Chemical companies guiding towards difficult 1Q23E but with improving prospect for 2Q-4Q 2023E Ecolab’s shares reacted positively (+10.9% in 2 days, still trading at +8.0%) following Q4-22 results release: +12% topline growth (I&S: +11%), +10% Operating Income growth (I&S: +11%), 97% FCF conversion for FY22A; Expected FY23E performance to continue to improve despite continuing high delivered product costs and easing demand Strong recent macro indicators have led analysts to marginally improve their US’ Real GDP growth outlook for FY23E from +0.3% in Dec-22A to +0.6% today; Eurozone expected now to be flat vs FY22A (vs. -0.1% decline in Dec-22A). No changes for FY24E outlook 1 2 3 4 5 12 Slightly Improved Current Environment but Mixed Outlook, Weighing on Sector Valuations Valuation Implications Source: FactSet, Company Management |
Preliminary Draft Subject to Review and Significant Revision Diamond share price ($5.91) has traded in the $5.66-6.38 range since EVR 1-Feb Materials, with the 30D rolling VWAP increasing from $4.73 on January 2, 2023 to $5.82 now. Diamond share price is still trading lower by 61% compared to its IPO price 1 Since EVR 1-Feb Materials, the Company has continued to underperform its direct peer Ecolab (+2.6% vs +4.6%), the 2 Large Companies Universe and Smaller Companies Universe index Diamond is currently trading at 9.7x NTM EBITDA (based on Consensus), lower by 6.5x compared to its consensus IPO valuation; Diamond has also traded at a discount of ~8x on average compared to its peer since IPO (and also since EVR 1-Feb Materials) 3 Diamond’s Jan-23A sales was +3% and EBITDA was $1.7m higher compared to Jan-23E forecast, with higher EBITDA margins by 80bps 4 In advance of FY22 results on March 8, 2023, equity research analysts have no made material changes to the reviews since EVR 1-Feb Materials; BoA has reinstated coverage of Diamond on February 22, 2023, with a target price of $6.00 / Underperform 5 13 No Change in Trading of Diamond Shares Since EVR 1-Feb Materials Source: FactSet, Company Management, Filings |
Preliminary Draft Subject to Review and Significant Revision 100 40.0 50.0 60.0 70.0 80.0 90.0 100.0 110.0 120.0 130.0 140.0 2018A 2019A 2020A 2021A 2022E 2023E 2024E Source: FactSet as of February 28, 2023 Note: (1) PF for Ecolab’s acquisition of CID Lines and Purolite and sale of ChampionX, as well as Rentokil’s acquisition of Terminix Large Companies Universe: Dupont, Eastman, Entegris, PPG, Rentokil, Sherwin-Williams, Sodexo Smaller Companies Universe: Ashland, Avient, Axalta, ChampionX, HB Fuller, Ingevity, Innospec, ISS, Quaker, Sensient, Stepan 100 60.0 70.0 80.0 90.0 100.0 110.0 120.0 130.0 140.0 2018A 2019A 2020A 2021A 2022E 2023E 2024E 17 Comparative Historical vs Research Projections EBITDA: Comparative Analysis of Diamond Peers (indexed to 100 as of 2022) Diamond (Consensus) Large Companies Universe Smaller Companies Universe Diamond (Consensus) Historical CAGR L5Y L3Y L1Y Diamond 1.5% (0.6%) (18.6%) 14.4% Ecolab 0.0% (2.6%) 2.6% 9.7% Large Universe 1.7% 1.8% (0.5%) 6.3% Smaller Universe 4.4% 5.4% 8.9% 11.2% CAGR 22E-24E Historical CAGR L5Y L3Y L1Y Diamond (1.7%) (6.3%) (12.8%) 11.1% Ecolab 0.3% 1.1% 4.1% 8.1% Large Universe (1.3%) (1.4%) (1.2%) 9.8% Smaller Universe 3.4% 3.0% 7.3% 5.0% CAGR 22LE-24E Large Companies Universe Smaller Companies Universe Projected Gross Profit Comparative Analysis of Diamond vs Peers (indexed to 100 in 2022) Projected EVR 1-Feb Materials As of 28th February |
III Context and Variants of Pearl’s Offers Table of Contents |
Preliminary Draft Subject to Review and Significant Revision 23 Pearl’s Communicated Sources & Uses – Offer @ $7.95 Source: Pearl S&U draft document dated February 28, 2023 |
Appendix A Trading Comparables Table of Contents |
Preliminary Draft Subject to Review and Significant Revision -56% -10% -31% -11% Source: FactSet as of February 28, 2023 Note: Returns reflect the compound total return assuming dividends are reinvested on the ex-date (excluding the reinvestment of special cash dividends) Large Companies Universe: Dupont, Eastman, Entegris, PPG, Rentokil, Sherwin-Williams, Sodexo Smaller Companies Universe: Ashland, Avient, Axalta, ChampionX, HB Fuller, Ingevity, Innospec, ISS, Quaker, Sensient, Stepan Diamond Total Shareholder Return Assessment YTD 29 2022 - YTD Since IPO (2021-03-25) (57%) -12% -34% -13% 9% -26% -2% Diamond Large Companies Universe Smaller Chemical Companies Universe 7% 5% 1% EVR 1-Feb Materials As of 28-Feb 35% 6% 9% 1% 12% -22% -4% 39% -61% EVR 1-Feb Materials As of 28-Feb EVR 1-Feb Materials As of 28-Feb -62% |
Preliminary Draft Subject to Review and Significant Revision Stepan, (6.4%) Avient, (4.3%) Sherwin-Williams, (3.9%) Innospec, (3.6%) ISS, (2.0%) Dupont, (1.6%) Sodexo, (1.2%) Ashland, (0.2%) Ecolab, (0.1%) PPG, (0.0%) Entegris, 0.0% Diamond, 0.0% Rentokil, 0.0% Eastman, 0.1% Sensient, 0.2% ChampionX, 0.2% Axalta, 1.2% HB Fuller, 1.6% Ingevity, 2.9% Quaker, 3.2% Innospec, (6.1%) Sherwin-Williams, (4.6%) Stepan, (3.9%) ChampionX, (3.0%) Dupont, (2.9%) ISS, (2.6%) Eastman, (2.3%) Avient, (2.2%) Sodexo, (1.7%) PPG, (0.2%) Ecolab, (0.2%) Ashland, (0.1%) Entegris, 0.0% Diamond, 0.0% Rentokil, 0.0% Axalta, 0.3% HB Fuller, 0.4% Ingevity, 1.2% Quaker, 1.8% Sensient, 2.0% 31 2023E EBITDA Change (%, 27th Jan – 28th Feb) 2024E EBITDA Change (%, 27th Jan – 28th Feb) Source: FactSet as of February 28, 2023 Small Comps Large Comps EBITDA Estimates Changes Since EVR 1-Feb Materials |
Appendix B WACC Analysis Table of Contents |
Preliminary Draft Subject to Review and Significant Revision A risk-free rate of 4.11% has been applied which represents the 20Y US Treasury spot yield WACC Evaluation Key Conclusions 36 Risk-Free Rate Unlevered Beta Total Debt / Total Capitalization Equity Risk Premium Size Premium Pre-Tax Cost of Debt Tax Unlevered Beta range of 0.68 – 0.83 representing the 1 st and 3rd quartile of the Smaller Companies Universe Index with the mid point of 0.76 representing the median Target Total Debt / Total Capitalization of between 20% and 35% representative of Peer group capitalizations Equity Risk Premium of 6.22% for Supply Side and 7.46% for Historical scenarios based on Kroll ERP report and applies no specific country risk premium As per Kroll CRSP size premia breakdown for companies with market capitalizations between $1,660m and $2,686m Pre-Tax Cost of Debt calculated as per BBB and BB US Corporate Effective Yields as of Jan 24 2023 20% Debt/Capitalisation = BBB+, 27.5% = BBB- and 35% = BB+ Effective Tax Rate of 29.5% as per Company management Conclusions Calculation Inputs Cost of Capital inputs are elevated currently suggesting a WACC range for Diamond of c.9% - c.10% Beta Conclusions On a 2Y basis (the standard for Beta evaluations), Diamond is incomparable vs its peers due to its IPO being less than 2 years ago Diamonds 1Y, 6M and 3M Beta’s are significantly disrupted vs peers due to the limited free float and traded NOSH of the business, combined with factors such as the COVID-19 pandemic Ecolab, the closest peer of Diamond, but on a size and trading basis incredibly different, has seen a drastic change in its Beta vs the Large Chemical Companies Index as popularity for hygiene / disinfection stocks has seen powerful momentum post the pandemic It is observed that Diamond trades at a discount to Ecolab’s Beta (on a 1Y and 6M basis) Therefore, a range lower than Ecolab but above the disrupted Beta’s of Diamond has been selected (based on the Smaller Companies Index) Cost of Debt Risk Free Rates and indeed Credit Spreads are elevated currently The 5Yr median credit spreads with BBB ratings give a yield of 3.83% vs 5.70% spot yield For reference, the current yield of the Diamond Senior Notes due 2029 yield 8.15% (below the ICE BoA B US High Yield Index (8.65%) but above the BB equivalent (7.05%) Source: Company Information, Bloomberg, Damodaran, FactSet as of February 28, 2023, Kroll |
Appendix C Diamond Net Debt Table of Contents |
Preliminary Draft Subject to Review and Significant Revision Diamond Net Debt 2022LE (All financials in $mm unless otherwise stated) 42 Notes: (1) Excludes potential exercise of options and potential cash outflow connected with the Tax-Related Assets (2) Unfunded pension deficit assumes a 21% tax shield per Company Management Source: Company Management, Company Filings Diamond Net Debt 2022LE Units View as of EVR 1-Feb Materials Latest View Net Financial Debt $mm 1,771 1,780 (+) Pension Deficit (After-Tax)(2) $mm 55 55 (+) Contingent Consideration $mm - - (+) Asset Retirement Obligations $mm 6 6 Other Debt-Like Items $mm 61 61 Other Cash-Like Items $mm - - Total Net Debt(1) $mm 1,832 1,841 |
Appendix D Diamond Shareholder Development Table of Contents |
Project Talent Discussion Materials Prepared for the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Diversey Holdings, Ltd. March 1, 2023 Preliminary Draft Subject to Review and Significant Revision Exhibit (c)(xxii) |
Project Talent Discussion Materials Prepared for the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Diversey Holdings, Ltd. March 2, 2023 Preliminary Draft Subject to Review and Significant Revision Exhibit (c)(xxiii) |
Project Talent Discussion Materials Prepared for the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Diversey Holdings, Ltd. March 3, 2023 Preliminary Draft Subject to Review and Significant Revision Exhibit (c)(xxiv) |
Project Talent Discussion Materials Prepared for the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Diversey Holdings, Ltd. March 4, 2023 Preliminary Draft Subject to Review and Significant Revision Exhibit (c)(xxv) |
Preliminary Draft Subject to Review and Significant Revision Transaction Background (2/4) 3 Background to Offers (Cont’d) On February 2, 2023, at the direction of the Special Committee, Evercore delivered the message to Pearl that the Special Committee was of the view that: Diamond’s unaffiliated shareholders should receive at least $10.20 per share in cash This transaction should be subject to an affirmative Majority of the Minority Condition The form of consideration mix being offered to Baryte should also be offered as an option to the unaffiliated shareholders Pearl’s 3rd Offer: On February 7, 2023, Pearl verbally made an improved offer at $7.75 per share in cash for all shareholders (and also shared corresponding Sources & Uses) This offer represented a 28% premium to Diamond’s closing share price on February 6, 2023, and a 48% premium to the Company’s VWAP for the 30-day trading period ended February 6, 2023 and an implied TEV / 2023E EBITDA multiple of 11.8x The offer followed a two day Commercial diligence and Synergies diligence session between both the Pearl and Diamond respective leadership teams, held in New York, that was characterized as “constructive” The $7.75 per share price offered by Pearl reflected that there would be no Tax Related Assets (“TRA”) payout made to Baryte in connection with the transaction, with an expectation offered by Baryte that the TRA was worth ~$30-150mm; – Pearl affirmed that they did not know how much of the TRA was Dutch or how much was being reflected in the 3rd Offer bid price but commented that the bid value was not reflecting a $150mm valuation of the TRA Pearl rejected the requests to (a) offer to the public an option to take the same forms of consideration that Baryte would be receiving as part of the contraction given Pearl had no interest in having Sapphire be a publicly listed entity going forward, nor for the complexity involved in such a transaction and (b) have the transaction be subject to an affirmative Majority of the Minority Condition as that was not a requirement for a Cayman domiciled company and it reduced transaction certainty for Pearl, to which Pearl ascribes meaningful importance Pearl was more comfortable with some form of Go-Shop provision Pearl also stated that they were not prepared to involve themselves in splitting the equity value of the offer between Baryte and the unaffiliated shareholders to the extent that differential considerations between Diamond shareholders became a topic On February 12, 2023, Baryte presented its perspectives on its investment thesis in Diamond to ‘inflect growth’ and Baryte’s views on the operational and macro challenges that could limit Diamond’s ability to deliver value to shareholders Pearl’s 4th Offer: On February 14, 2023, Pearl verbally made an improved offer at $7.90 per share in cash for all shareholders (and also shared corresponding Sources & Uses) This offer represented a 36% premium to Diamond’s closing share price on February 13, 2023, and a 42% premium to the Company’s VWAP for the 30-day trading period ended February 13, 2023 and an implied TEV / 2023E EBITDA multiple of 12.0x |
Preliminary Draft Subject to Review and Significant Revision Background to Offers (Cont’d) On February 16, 2023, at the direction of the Special Committee, Evercore delivered the message to Pearl that the Special Committee was of the view that Diamond’s unaffiliated shareholders should receive at least $9.00 per share in cash, or, were Pearl to agree to make the transaction subject to the approval of a majority of the unaffiliated shareholders (“Majority of the Minority Condition”), a price to Diamond’s unaffiliated shareholders of at least $8.00 per share in cash Pearl’s 5th Offer: On February 28, 2023, Pearl made verbally an improved offer at $7.95 per share in cash for all shareholders (and also shared corresponding Sources & Uses) This offer represented a 35% premium to Diamond’s closing share price on February 28, 2023, and a 37% premium to the Company’s VWAP for the 30-day trading period ended February 28, 2023 and an implied TEV / 2023E EBITDA multiple of 12.0x Pearl stated that they were constrained from going higher due to (a) their sceptical perspective on some of the adjustments embedded in 2022’s ~$330mm Adjusted EBITDA (vs. the ~$100mm of Reported EBITDA), (b) lower valuation of the public’s share of the Dutch Tax Assets, for which there will not be an indemnification that mirrors that provided to Pearl by Baryte for Baryte’s share of the tax asset value and (c) Medline litigation which Pearl expects to bring material legal defence costs at a minimum Pearl continued to be unwilling to be a party to any differential cash equity value allocation amongst Baryte and Diamond’s unaffiliated shareholders that would be necessary to achieve the Special Committee’s $9.00 per share value for unaffiliated shareholders Pearl will not support a transaction that is predicated on a Majority of the Minority Condition Pearl requires that the Special Committee’s Fiduciary Out be limited to 30 days post-signing Pearl shared their draft debt commitment letter, base fee letter and agency fee letter with Wachtell and with Evercore Pearl refreshed the Sources & Uses to reflect the $.05/share increase in equity price As informed by Pearl, the LP fundraising process is constructively advancing, but likely not reaching its conclusion prior to the envisaged signing date. As a result, it is understood that Pearl would plan to backstop the LP fundraising between signing and close via contingent commitments from Pearl’s Fund IV and Fund V; Pearl did not mention that Baryte would need to participate in the backstop Pearl noted that signing and announcing a transaction in advance of Diamond’s earnings would avoid a situation where Diamond’s share price drops post its earnings release and shareholders who sell in response then miss the sale announcement associated share price uplift {it was not discussed as to whether, in the event that a transaction was in negotiations but not yet agreed, there might be some form of announcement to alert shareholders to the possibility of a transaction} On March 2, 2023, at the direction of the Special Committee, Evercore delivered the message to Pearl that the Special Committee was of the view that Diamond’s unaffiliated shareholders should receive at least $8.90 per share in cash and to achieve this outcome, Pearl should engage with Baryte to look to find ways to modify the deal between those two future partners to accommodate the delivery of the $8.90 per share to Diamond’s unaffiliated shareholders Transaction Background (3/4) 4 |
Preliminary Draft Subject to Review and Significant Revision Background to Offers (Cont’d) Pearl’s 6th Offer: On March 3, 2023, Pearl made verbally an improved offer at $8.00 per share in cash for all shareholders This offer represented a 26% premium to Diamond’s closing share price on March 3, 2023, and a 36% premium to the Company’s VWAP for the 30- day trading period ended March 3, 2023 and an implied TEV / 2023E EBITDA multiple of 12.0x Pearl continued to be unwilling to be a party to any differential cash equity value allocation amongst Baryte and Diamond’s unaffiliated shareholders that would be necessary to achieve the Special Committee’s $8.90 per share value for unaffiliated shareholders Pearl advised that it was aware that Baryte in parallel was evaluating its options in response to the Special Committee’s position of $8.90 per share for Diamond’s unaffiliated shareholders; Pearl relayed that they did not expect Baryte to accept the Special Committee’s $8.90 per share requirement for Diamond’s unaffiliated shareholders Pearl had been requested by Baryte to deliver the updated valuation indication at this time as Baryte had told Pearl that there was to be a Special Committee meeting was taking place on the evening of March 3, 2023; Evercore communicated that the aforementioned Special Committee meeting had been postponed to the evening of March 4, 2023 as neither Evercore nor the Special Committee had heard from Pearl or Baryte by afternoon of March 3, 2023 Baryte’s 1st Offer of Differential Price to Public: On the evening of March 3, 2023, Baryte communicated to Wachtell and select members of the Special Committee that it would be willing to reach an agreement where Pearl’s offer of $8.00 for each share was re-allocated in a manner such that Diamond’s unaffiliated shareholders receive $8.40 per share in cash Transaction Background (4/4) 5 |
Preliminary Draft Subject to Review and Significant Revision 10 Pearl’s Communicated Sources & Uses – Offer @ $8.00 Source: Pearl S&U draft document received March 4, 2023 |
Project Talent Discussion Materials Prepared for the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Diversey Holdings, Ltd. March 7, 2023 Exhibit (c)(xxvi) |
I. P.3 II. P.10 a. P.11 b. P.15 III. P.25 IV. P.37 P.46 I. P.47 II. P.53 Table of Contents I. Executive Summary II. Situation Update a. Macro Environment b. Diamond III. Company Management Forecast IV. Valuation Considerations Appendix: Supporting Background Materials WACC Analysis Further Supporting Materials 2 |
I Executive Summary |
Context & Final Offer Overview 4 Source: FactSet as of March 6, 2023, EBITDA figures per Company Management Forecast, Pearl’s Final Offer; Baryte’s Final Offer subsidiaries or dissenting shares is fair, from a financial point of view, to such holders other than Baryte or the holders of shares owned by the Company or Pearl or any of its The Special Committee has asked us whether, in our opinion, the $8.40 per share price to be received by holders of the Company shares in the merger It also represents a TEV / 2022LE EBITDA multiple of 13.8x and TEV / 2023E EBITDA multiple of 12.4x trading period ended March 6, 2023 of $5.87 (and a 42% premium to the VWAP for the 30-day trading period ended March 7, 2023 of $5.90) $6.14 (41% premium to Diamond’s closing share price on March 7, 2023 of $5.95), and a 43% premium to the Company’s VWAP for the 30-day This effective offer to the unaffiliated shareholders of $8.40 represents a 37% premium to Diamond’s closing share price on March 6, 2023 of per share in cash (“Baryte’s Final Offer”) willing to re-allocate $37m of equity value offered by Pearl in a manner such that Diamond’s unaffiliated shareholders (the “Public”) receive $8.40 Shortly thereafter, also on the evening of March 3, 2023, Baryte communicated to Wachtell and select members of the Special Committee that it is a preferred equity instrument ($425m) in the combined entity Baryte is expected to roll-over a portion of its equity position ($617m) in the combined entity and also exchange a portion of its equity position for each share of the Company; the 2nd offer was the catalyst for Diamond’s Special Committee to be formed and to engage Evercore This is a $.50/share increase above Pearl’s January 11, 2023 offer (the “2nd Offer”; first offer was made on August 3, 2022) of $7.50/share for multiple of 12.0x a 36% premium to the Company’s VWAP for the 30-day trading period ended March 7, 2023 of $5.90) and an implied TEV / 2023E EBITDA price on March 7, 2023 of $5.95), and a 36% premium to the Company’s VWAP for the 30-day trading period ended March 6, 2023 of $5.87 (and This offer represented a 30% premium to Diamond’s closing share price on March 6, 2023 of $6.14 (35% premium to Diamond’s closing share equity value of $2,620m On March 3, 2023, Pearl verbally made its final offer at $8.00 per share in cash for all shareholders (“Pearl’s Final Offer”), representing a total Final Offer Evercore L.L.C. (“Evercore”) has been engaged as financial advisor to the Special Committee whether a transaction would be in the best interests of the Company and its unaffiliated shareholders (including the authority to reject a transaction); Committee”) was formed on January 17, 2023, with the authority to, among other things, negotiate with respect to the Pearl proposal and determine outstanding shares of the Company (the “Proposed Transaction”), a Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Diamond (the “Special Evercore Role: In the context of the proposed acquisition by Pearl and its affiliated company Sapphire (together “Pearl”), of all the issued and and unaffiliated shareholders / public float, representing ~27% Shareholders in the Company consist of affiliated shareholders (“Baryte”), representing ~73% of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares, The Target Company: Diamond (“Diamond” or the “Company”) has been listed on Nasdaq since its IPO on March 25, 2021 Context |
In connection with rendering our opinion, we have, among other things: i. Reviewed certain publicly available business and financial information relating to the Company that we deemed to be relevant, including publicly available research analysts’ estimates; ii. Reviewed certain internal projected financial data relating to the Company prepared and furnished to us by Management of the Company, as approved for our use by the Special Committee (the “Company Management Forecast”); iii. Discussed with Management of the Company their assessment of the past and current operations of the Company, the current financial condition and prospects of the Company, and the Company Management Forecast; iv. Reviewed the reported prices and the historical trading activity of the company shares; v. Compared the financial performance of the Company and its stock market trading multiples with those of certain other publicly traded companies that we deemed relevant; vi. Compared the financial performance of the Company and the valuation multiples relating to the merger with the financial terms, to the extent publicly available, of certain other transactions that we deemed relevant; vii. Reviewed the financial terms and conditions of the merger agreement; and viii. Performed such other analyses and examinations and considered such other factors that we deemed appropriate Evercore Review Status Update 5 |
Pearl’s & Baryte’s Final Offers – $8.40/share Offer to Public Source: FactSet as of March 6, 2023, Pearl S&U draft received March 4, 2023 (1) Capitalization figures per Pearl’s communicated assumptions consist of 92mm Public shares and 237mm Baryte shares and Net Debt of $1,842mm per Pearl Management. Baryte consideration per Pearl’s communicated assumptions consists of $850mm in Cash at close, $425mm in Preferred Equity and $617mm in Rollover $mm / $ per share To Public SH To Baryte Total Equity Value Components Shares Purchased at Cash Price 92 Cash Price $8.00 $8.00 Cash Consideration @8.00 to Each $739 $850 $1,589 Shares Purchased at Cash Price 92 Value Transfer Per Share of Additional Cash to Public $0.40 Total Value of Additional Cash Consideration to Public $37 ($37) Total Cash Consideration $776 $813 $1,589 Number of Shares (mm) 92 237 329 Total Package Offer Price / Share $8.40 $8.00 Premium to 2023-Mar-06 Close ($6.14) 37% 30% Premium to 30 Day VWAP ($5.89) 43% 36% Preferred Equity Consideration $425 $425 Rollover Consideration $617 $617 Pearl Final Offer @ $8.00 Capitalization figures and Baryte consideration per Pearl’s communicated assumptions(1) 6 |
5.89 6.14 0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000 3,500 4,000 4,500 4.00 4.50 5.00 5.50 6.00 6.50 7.00 7.50 8.00 8.50 9.00 9.50 10.00 10.50 11.00 11.50 12.00 12.50 13.00 13.50 14.00 2022-Jul-20 2022-Aug-20 2022-Sep-20 2022-Oct-20 2022-Nov-20 2022-Dec-20 2023-Jan-20 2023-Feb-20 Pearl’s & Baryte’s Final Offers vs 30D VWAP Diamond Rolling 30D VWAP Over Time (22-Jul – Current, $ per Share) Source: FactSet as of March 6, 2023, Pearl’s Final Offer; Baryte’s Final Offer Calculated Price Line @ Premium to Rolling 30D VWAP 2023-Mar-3 Baryte’s Final Offer Premium of 43% for the Public Diamond Share Price Pearl's Final Offer Baryte's Final Offer $ per Share 2023-Mar-03 2023-Mar-03 Price Offer 8.00 8.40 Closing Price as of 2023-Mar-06 6.14 6.14 Calculated Premium 30% 37% 30D VWAP @ Time of Pearl’s Offer 5.87 5.87 Calculated Premium 36% 43% Price per Share ($) Daily Shares Traded (‘000s) +36% 8.40 +43% Rolling 30D VWAP 8.00 7 |
II Situation Update |
IIa Situation Update Macro Environment |
FY23E CPI outlook in both US and Eurozone remain broadly unchanged, at +4.0% and +5.8% respectively. Inflation expected to continue to ease compared to FY22A, with US and Eurozone CPI increased by +8.0% and +8.4% respectively EUR/USD expectations have recently continued to improve, moving towards $1.10 by Dec-23E and $1.12 by Dec-24E, reversing FY-22A headwinds into potential FY23E/FY24E tailwinds for the large Euro area activity Publicly reporting Chemical companies guiding towards difficult 1Q23E but with improving prospect for 2Q-4Q 2023E Ecolab’s shares reacted positively (+10.9% in 2 days, still trading at +10.5%) following Q4-22 results release: +12% topline growth (I&S: +11%), +10% Operating Income growth (I&S: +11%), 97% FCF conversion for FY22A; Expected FY23E performance to continue to improve despite continuing high delivered product costs and easing demand Strong recent macro indicators have led analysts to marginally improve their US’ Real GDP growth outlook for FY23E from +0.3% in Dec-22A to +0.6% today; Eurozone expected to slightly grow vs FY22A (+0.1% vs. -0.1% decline in Dec-22A). No changes for FY24E outlook 1 2 3 4 5 Slightly Improved Current Environment but Mixed Outlook, Weighing on Sector Valuations Valuation Implications Source: FactSet as of March 3, 2023, Company Management 12 |
-0.6 -0.4 -0.2 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 Apr-22 Jul-22 Oct-22 Jan-23 0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 Apr-22 Jul-22 Oct-22 Jan-23 0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 Apr-22 Jul-22 Oct-22 Jan-23 -1.0 -0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 Apr-22 Jul-22 Oct-22 Jan-23 GDP and CPI Inflation Quarterly Trend Across the US and Eurozone Real GDP Growth - Quarterly Trend US (% QoQ) Real GDP Growth - Quarterly Trend Eurozone (% QoQ) CPI Inflation - Quarterly Trend US (% YoY) Core HCPI Inflation - Quarterly Trend Eurozone (% YoY) Source: FactSet as of March 3, 2023 Q2 ’24E Q1 ’24E Q4 ’23E Q1 ’23E Q2 ’23E Q3 ’23E Q2 ’24E Q1 ’24E Q4 ’23E Q1 ’23E Q2 ’23E Q3 ’23E Q2 ’24E Q1 ’24E Q4 ’23E Q1 ’23E Q2 ’23E Q3 ’23E Q2 ’24E Q1 ’24E Q4 ’23E Q1 ’23E Q2 ’23E Q3 ’23E 2022 Q2 2022 Q3 2022 Q4 2023 Q1 2022 Q2 2022 Q3 2022 Q4 2023 Q1 2022 Q2 2022 Q3 2022 Q4 2023 Q1 2022 Q2 2022 Q3 2022 Q4 2023 Q1 13 |
IIb Situation Update Diamond |
Lower EBITDA generation, coupled with inflated working capital and over-runs on major footprint capex and opex, have resulted in less FCF and higher YE 2022 leverage than anticipated Diamond is currently trading at 10.0x NTM EBITDA(1), lower by 5.0x compared to its IPO valuation; Diamond has also traded at a discount of ~7.8x on average compared to its direct peer Ecolab since IPO Consensus target price has followed the traded share price as it deteriorated and is currently $6.00, representing a 5.4% discount vs. today’s price. BoA has reinstated coverage of Diamond on February 22, 2023, with a target price of $6.00 / Underperform 2022E EBITDA equity research consensus declined from $470mm at IPO to $334mm today, in line with management guidance. Similarly, 2023E EBITDA equity research consensus declined from >$500mm at IPO to $378mm today Diamond share price ($6.34) is trading lower by 58% compared to its IPO price. Company has significantly underperformed its direct peer Ecolab, the Large Companies Universe and Smaller Companies Universe index 2 3 4 5 1 Diamond Situation Update Diamond’s Jan-23A sales was +3% and EBITDA was $1.7m higher compared to Jan-23E forecast, with higher EBITDA margins by 80bps 6 (2) 16 Source: FactSet as of March 3, 2023, Company Management, Equity Research Note: (1) Based on Consensus Equity Research NTM EBITDA (2) Stated January results per Company Management. Projections per Company Management Forecast |
100 40.0 50.0 60.0 70.0 80.0 90.0 100.0 110.0 120.0 130.0 140.0 2018A 2019A 2020A 2021A 2022E 2023E 2024E 100 60.0 70.0 80.0 90.0 100.0 110.0 120.0 130.0 140.0 2018A 2019A 2020A 2021A 2022E 2023E 2024E Source: FactSet as of March 3, 2023 Note: PF for Ecolab’s acquisition of CID Lines and Purolite and sale of ChampionX, as well as Rentokil’s acquisition of Terminix Large Companies Universe: Dupont, Eastman, Entegris, PPG, Rentokil, Sherwin-Williams, Sodexo Smaller Companies Universe: Ashland, Avient, Axalta, ChampionX, HB Fuller, Ingevity, Innospec, ISS, Quaker, Sensient, Stepan Historical CAGR L5Y L3Y L1Y Diamond (1.7%) (6.3%) (12.8%) 11.1% Ecolab 0.3% 1.1% 4.1% 8.1% Large Universe (1.3%) (1.4%) (1.2%) 9.8% Smaller Universe 3.4% 3.0% 7.2% 5.2% CAGR 22LE-24E Comparative Historical vs Research Projections EBITDA: Comparative Analysis of Diamond Peers (indexed to 100 as of 2022) Diamond (Consensus) Historical CAGR L5Y L3Y L1Y Diamond 1.5% (0.6%) (18.6%) 14.4% Ecolab 0.0% (2.6%) 2.6% 9.7% Large Universe 1.7% 1.8% (0.5%) 6.3% Smaller Universe 4.4% 5.4% 8.9% 11.0% CAGR 22E-24E Large Companies Universe Smaller Companies Universe Diamond (Consensus) Large Companies Universe Smaller Companies Universe Projected Gross Profit Comparative Analysis of Diamond vs Peers (indexed to 100 in 2022) Projected 19 |
-52% -6% -29% -10% Source: FactSet as of March 3, 2023 Note: Returns reflect the compound total return assuming dividends are reinvested on the ex-date (excluding the reinvestment of special cash dividends) Large Companies Universe: Dupont, Eastman, Entegris, PPG, Rentokil, Sherwin-Williams, Sodexo Smaller Companies Universe: Ashland, Avient, Axalta, ChampionX, HB Fuller, Ingevity, Innospec, ISS, Quaker, Sensient, Stepan Diamond Total Shareholder Return Assessment YTD 2022 - YTD Since IPO (2021-03-25) Diamond Large Companies Universe Smaller Chemical Companies Universe 49% 8% 12% 2% -58% 10% -20% -2% 21 |
50 100 150 200 250 300 Apr-21 Jul-21 Oct-21 Jan-22 Apr-22 Jul-22 Oct-22 Jan-23 50 100 150 200 250 300 Apr-21 Jul-21 Oct-21 Jan-22 Apr-22 Jul-22 Oct-22 Jan-23 Source: FactSet as of March 3, 2023 Note: TEV calculation based on Diamond Number of Shares Outstanding (NOSH) which consists of 324.3mm total shares outstanding (324.3mm is inclusive of 2.6mm granted, vested and unvested MEIP (Management Equity Incentive Plan) shares) and all granted, vested and unvested 0.8mm PSUs (Performance Share Units) and 2.4mm RSUs (Restricted Share Units) as per Company Management. Refer to Appendix for Net Debt definition Large Companies Universe: Dupont, Eastman, Entegris, PPG, Rentokil, Sherwin-Williams, Sodexo Smaller Companies Universe: Ashland, Avient, Axalta, ChampionX, HB Fuller, Ingevity, Innospec, ISS, Quaker, Sensient, Stepan Diamond Share Price and TEV Development vs Ecolab and Peers Share Price Since Beginning of 2021 Q2 (Rebased 100 as of current) All-time high: 18.5 $/share 100 TEV Since Beginning of 2021 Q2 (Rebased 100 as of current) Diamond Diamond 100 Large Companies Universe 2021 Q2 2021 Q3 2021 Q4 2022 Q1 2022 Q2 2022 Q3 2022 Q4 2023 Q1 Large Companies Universe All-time low: 4.0 $/share 2021 Q2 2021 Q3 2021 Q4 2022 Q1 2022 Q2 2022 Q3 2022 Q4 2023 Q1 Smaller Companies Universe Smaller Companies Universe TEV ($bn) - Average Since IPO L12M L6M L3M L1M Current Diamond $5.3bn 3.9 3.5 3.6 3.8 3.9 Ecolab $61.7bn 54.5 52.1 52.3 53.7 55.6 D. - ECL ($56.4bn) (50.6) (48.6) (48.8) (49.9) (51.7) 22 |
III Company Management Forecast |
Company Management Forecast Section Overview Historic and Forecast Financial Development Net Sales & Gross Profit Bridge Observations Performance vs Various Company Management Forecast Company Management Forecast FX Assumptions Preliminary Observations Overview of historical Diamond financial development as well as the Company Management Forecast for both the F&B division as well as the Institutional division Graphical depiction of the key impacting factors on Net Sales & Gross Profit performance from the Company Management Forecast for 2022LE to 2023E and for 2023E to 2027E Observations around previous forecasts (proposed in December 2021 and September 2022) and the Company Management Forecast Overview of the core FX rate assumptions used in the Company Management Forecast as well as a comparison vs current Market Rate Estimates for certain currency pairs Preliminary observations around the impacting items upon value for shareholders from the Company Management Forecast A B C D E A B C D E 26 Source: Company Filings and Company Management Forecast |
IV Valuation Considerations |
9.9x 9.6x 12.7x 17.6x Diamond Smaller Companies Universe Large Companies Universe Ecolab 10.6x 10.5x 13.8x 19.4x Diamond Smaller Companies Universe Large Companies Universe Ecolab 11.8x 11.6x 13.2x 21.2x Diamond Smaller Companies Universe Large Companies Universe Ecolab Diamond’s listed peer groups include smaller companies universe: Ashland, Avient, Axalta, ChampionX, HB Fuller, Ingevity, Innospec, ISS, Quaker, Sensient, Stepan We have indicated a second peer group with Ecolab and large companies universe: Dupont, Eastman, Entegris, PPG, Rentokil, Sherwin-Williams, Sodexo for reference only Public Trading Analysis TEV / EBITDA (2022LE) TEV / EBITDA (2023E) TEV / EBITDA (2024E) Source: Company Management Forecast, FactSet as of March 3, 2023 (1) Diamond shown as per the Company Management Forecast Large Companies Universe : Dupont, Eastman, Entegris, PPG, Rentokil, Sherwin-Williams, Sodexo Smaller Companies Universe: Ashland, Avient, Axalta, ChampionX, HB Fuller, Ingevity, Innospec, ISS, Quaker, Sensient, Stepan Valuation For Reference Only (1) Valuation For Reference Only (1) Valuation For Reference Only (1) 16.8x 15.9x 12.5x 11.9x 3 rd Quartile: 40 3 rd Quartile: 3 rd Quartile: 3 rd Quartile: |
Discounted Future Share Price Analysis (All financials in $mm unless otherwise stated) Note: (1) Excludes potential exercise of options and potential cash outflow connected with the Tax Receivable Agreement that Baryte has in place with the Company. (2) Midpoint of Supply Side and Historical Cost of Equity Calculation for discounting based on unlevered smaller companies universe median Beta of 0.76 and Total Debt / Total Capitalisation of 27.5% (see WACC analysis page 49). (3) Number of Shares Outstanding (NOSH) consists of 324.3mm total shares outstanding (324.3mm is inclusive of 2.6mm granted, vested and unvested MEIP (Management Equity Incentive Plan) shares) and all granted, vested and unvested 0.8mm PSUs (Performance Share Units) and 2.4mm RSUs (Restricted Share Units) as per Company Management. Source: Company Management Forecast, Company Filings, FactSet as of March 3, 2023 2025E Basis Discounted Future Share Price Analysis Units Low Mid High Terminal Exit LTM EBITDA Multiple Range x 10.0x 11.0x 12.0x Multiple Delta between Smaller Companies Universe Median 2023E – 2022E Multiples (from LTM to NTM) x -1.2x Implied Terminal Exit NTM EBITDA Multiple Less Multiple Delta x 8.8x 9.8x 10.8x EBITDA 2026E $mm 499.5 Implied TEV $mm 4,411 4,910 5,410 Net Debt 2025E(1) $mm -1,578 Implied Equity Value – before other debt like items $mm 2,832 3,332 3,831 Cost of Equity(2) % 12.2% Discounted Equity Value (From December 31, 2025 to January 1, 2023) – before other debt like items $mm 2,005 2,359 2,712 Other Debt-Like Items as of 2022LE $mm -61 Discounted Equity Value (From December 31, 2025 to January 1, 2023) – after other debt like items $mm 1,944 2,297 2,651 NOSH(3) mm 327.5 Implied Share Price $ / Sh $5.93 $7.01 $8.09 44 |
Key Upsides Key Risks Summary of Key Upsides / Risks to the Business Plan In a deflationary environment, lower raw material costs could translate into higher margins Benefits of recent lower inflation (not recognized until 2H 2023) Foreign exchange prices trending favorably imply better margins Potential to capture greater market share for customers in specific geographic areas such as North America Growth initiatives could be more realistic in a lower inflation environment Resolution of war in Ukraine would improve supply chain issues and thus improve margins Higher margins could translate into lower leverage, providing available capital for growth initiatives Large cost projects (Megalodon Project) are mostly complete Challenges to Diamond’s ability to grow volumes (prior focus more on price improvements) Lower ability to pass future price increases to customers due to risk of customer/volume loss Continued inflationary environment could increase raw material (caustic soda) prices Benefits of recent lower inflation will not be recognized until 2H 2023, implying 1H low margins Seasonality heading into 1H 2023 will limit cash flows Potential for further cost overruns (Megalodon Project, most but not 100% complete) Limited ability to deleverage near term due to seasonality and working capital Continuation of war in Ukraine on supply chain issues could negatively affect margins Availability and actionability of M&A targets given high leverage and poor stock price performance Management and employee retention Source: Company Management Forecast, Company Filings 45 |
Appendix Supporting Background Materials |
Appendix A WACC Analysis |
A risk-free rate of 4.24% has been applied which represents the 20Y US Treasury spot yield WACC Evaluation Key Conclusions Risk-Free Rate Unlevered Beta Total Debt / Total Capitalization Equity Risk Premium Size Premium Pre-Tax Cost of Debt Tax Unlevered Beta range of 0.66 – 0.85 representing the 1 st and 3rd quartile of the Smaller Companies Universe Index with the mid point of 0.76 representing the median Target Total Debt / Total Capitalization of between 20% and 35% representative of Peer group capitalizations Equity Risk Premium of 6.22% for Supply Side and 7.46% for Historical scenarios based on Kroll ERP report and applies no specific country risk premium As per Kroll CRSP size premia breakdown for companies with market capitalizations between $1,660m and $2,686m Pre-Tax Cost of Debt calculated as per BBB and BB US Corporate Effective Yields as of Jan 24 2023 20% Debt/Capitalisation = BBB+, 27.5% = BBB- and 35% = BB+ Effective Tax Rate of 29.5% as per Company management Conclusions Calculation Inputs Cost of Capital inputs are elevated currently suggesting a WACC range for Diamond of c.9% - c.10% Beta Conclusions On a 2Y basis (the standard for Beta evaluations), Diamond is incomparable vs its peers due to its IPO being less than 2 years ago Diamonds 1Y, 6M and 3M Beta’s are significantly disrupted vs peers due to the limited free float and traded NOSH of the business, combined with factors such as the COVID-19 pandemic Ecolab, the closest peer of Diamond, but on a size and trading basis incredibly different, has seen a drastic change in its Beta vs the Large Chemical Companies Index as popularity for hygiene / disinfection stocks has seen powerful momentum post the pandemic It is observed that Diamond trades at a discount to Ecolab’s Beta (on a 1Y and 6M basis) Therefore, a range lower than Ecolab but above the disrupted Beta’s of Diamond has been selected (based on the Smaller Companies Index) Cost of Debt Risk Free Rates and indeed Credit Spreads are elevated currently The 5-Yr median credit spreads with BBB ratings give a yield of 3.83% vs 5.82% spot yield For reference, the current yield of the Diamond Senior Notes due 2029 yield 8.31% (below the ICE BoA B US High Yield Index (8.77%) but above the BB equivalent (7.22%) Source: Company Management, Bloomberg, Damodaran, FactSet as of March 3, 2023, Kroll 48 |
Appendix B Further Supporting Materials |
Diamond Net Debt 2022LE (All financials in $mm unless otherwise stated) Notes: (1) Excludes potential exercise of options and potential cash outflow connected with the Tax Receivable Agreement that Baryte has in place with the Company (2) Unfunded pension deficit assumes a 21% tax shield per Company Management Source: Company Management, Company Filings Diamond Net Debt 2022LE Units Latest View Net Financial Debt $mm 1,780 (+) Pension Deficit (After-Tax)(2) $mm 55 (+) Contingent Consideration $mm - (+) Asset Retirement Obligations $mm 6 Other Debt-Like Items $mm 61 Other Cash-Like Items $mm - Total Net Debt(1) $mm 1,841 54 |
Current Ratings Recent Comments S&P’s Credit Opinion: 23 June 2022 Moody’s Credit Opinion: 22 March 2022 Recent Rating Agencies Commentaries Corporate Rating B Outlook Stable Analyst Daniel G Marsh Corporate Rating B2 Outlook Positive Analyst Joseph Princiotta Source: Moody’s and S&P Credit Research Diamond's B2 CFR rating is supported by the company's exposure to stable and faster growing end markets, industry leading positions, a global footprint, low customer concentration and long-standing customer relationships The credit profile also reflects moderately aggressive growth objectives focusing on new business wins and food service growth, both of which require investment, and occasional bolt-on acquisitions to support and drive growth The credit profile also reflects fragmented and competitive markets and exposure to foreign exchange movements given that roughly three-quarters of its revenues are generated outside the U.S Diamond (BC) B.V. (Diversey) has underperformed our prior expectations, with significant inflation in direct material costs weighing on EBITDA margins over the past few quarters The company has instituted pricing actions and energy surcharges to offset these pressures, however, we now anticipate credit metrics will be modestly weaker in 2022 versus our previous forecast Demand in the company's base institutional segment has also rebounded marginally slower than expected following pandemic-related declines, particularly in European and emerging markets (about 70% of revenue), where re-opening proceeded slower than in North America As a result, we affirmed our 'B' issuer-credit rating on Diversey, and revised our outlook to stable from positive 55 |
Exhibit (d)(vi)
Platinum Equity Capital Partners IV, L.P.
Platinum Equity Capital Partners V, L.P.
360 North Crescent Drive, South Building
Beverly Hills, California 90210
March 8, 2023
Olympus Water Holdings IV, L.P.
c/o Platinum Equity Advisors, LLC
360 North Crescent Drive, South Building
Beverly Hills, California 90210
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is made to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of the date hereof, by and among OLYMPUS WATER HOLDINGS IV, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership, acting by its general partner, General Partner (“Parent”), DIAMOND MERGER LIMITED, a Cayman Islands exempted company and a wholly-owned Subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), and DIVERSEY HOLDINGS, LTD., a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Company”) (as the same may be amended from time to time, the “Merger Agreement”), pursuant to which, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein, Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company, with the Company as the surviving entity and a wholly-owned Subsidiary of Parent. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings ascribed to them in the Merger Agreement.
1. Commitment. Each of Platinum Equity Capital Partners IV, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, and Platinum Equity Capital Partners V, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (each a “Sponsor” and, together, the “Sponsors”), severally and not jointly, hereby commits to contribute to Parent or its Affiliates, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, at the Closing and on the terms and subject to the conditions contained herein and in the Merger Agreement, in cash in immediately available funds, their Pro Rata Portion (as defined below) of an aggregate amount in U.S. dollars that is equal to $950,000,000 (the amount of such Sponsor’s Pro Rata Portion being such Sponsor’s “Commitment”), in exchange, directly or indirectly, for equity securities of Parent or its Affiliates, solely for the purpose of funding, and to the extent necessary to fund, together with the net proceeds of the Debt Financing, all of the amounts required to be paid by Parent in connection with the consummation of the Closing pursuant to Sections 2.8(n) (Payment Procedures), 2.9(b) (Payment Fund) and 6.16 (Company Payoff Indebtedness) of the Merger Agreement, together with related fees, costs and expenses required to be paid by Parent, Merger Sub or the Surviving Company in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement (together, the “Closing Payments”). Furthermore (a) in the event a Sponsor assigns a portion of its Commitment to one or more Permitted Assignees in accordance with Section 7 (No Assignment) hereof, the amount required to be funded by the Sponsor will be reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis by the portion of such Sponsor’s Commitment pursuant to this letter actually funded by such Permitted Assignee in cash to Parent at the Closing; and (b) the Commitment may be reduced by Parent in an amount specified by Parent solely to the extent that, after giving effect to such reduction, and by reason of Parent having obtained funds from other sources, Parent is able to fund all of the Closing Payments required by it pursuant to, and consummate the transactions contemplated by, the Merger Agreement in accordance with the terms thereof. The term “Pro Rata Portion” means (A) with respect to Platinum Equity Capital Partners IV, L.P., 31.58% and (B) with respect to Platinum Equity Capital Partners V, L.P., 68.42%.
2. Representations and Warranties. Each Sponsor represents and warrants as to itself, and not as to the other Sponsor, that (a) this letter has been duly and validly executed and delivered by such Sponsor and upon execution and delivery of the Merger Agreement, this letter will constitute a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Sponsor enforceable against such Sponsor in accordance with its terms, subject to (i) the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, and (ii) general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law); (b) such Sponsor is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization and has the requisite power and authority to enter into this letter and to perform its obligations hereunder; (c) the execution, delivery and performance of this letter has been duly and validly authorized by all necessary action and does not contravene, conflict with or result in any violation of any provision of such Sponsor’s certificate of formation, limited partnership agreement or other organizational or governing documents or any Law binding on such Person or its assets; (d) such Sponsor has sufficient cash or unfunded capital commitments to cause its Commitment to be funded to Parent pursuant to and in accordance with this letter; and (e) all funds necessary for such Sponsor to perform all of its obligations under this letter shall be available (in the form of cash or unfunded capital commitments) to it for so long as this letter shall remain in effect, and no additional internal approval is needed to fulfill such Sponsor’s obligations hereunder.
3. Conditions. The obligation of each Sponsor to fund its Commitment (a) is subject to (i) the satisfaction or waiver by Parent and Merger Sub of all conditions precedent set forth in Sections 7.1 (Conditions to Each Party’s Obligations to Effect the Merger) and 7.2 (Conditions to the Obligations of Parent and Merger Sub) of the Merger Agreement to Parent’s and Merger Sub’s obligations to consummate the Closing (other than those conditions that are by their terms to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to such conditions being capable of being satisfied); and (ii) the prior or substantially simultaneous closing and funding of the Debt Financing, or the Debt Financing Sources having confirmed in writing that the Debt Financing (including for the avoidance of doubt, any Alternative Financing) is capable of being funded in full at the Closing if the Commitment is funded at the Closing; and (b) is subject to, and will occur contemporaneous with, the Closing.
4. Term; Termination. Each Sponsor’s Commitment shall become effective on the date and time at which the Merger Agreement has been duly executed by all parties thereto. Each Sponsor’s obligation to fund its Commitment will terminate automatically and immediately upon the earliest to occur of (a) the funding of such Commitment and consummation of the Closing in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement, (b) the termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms, (c) the Company or any of its controlled Affiliates or agents duly authorized to act on the Company’s or its controlled Affiliates’ behalf or Bain or any of its controlled Affiliates or agents duly authorized to act on Bain’s or its controlled Affiliates’ behalf asserting, filing or otherwise commencing, directly or indirectly, any lawsuit or other legal proceeding asserting a claim under, or action against, any Sponsor Related Party (as defined below) in connection with this letter, the Guarantee, the Merger Agreement, the Debt Commitment Letters or any transaction contemplated hereby or thereby or otherwise relating hereto or thereto, other than any Permitted Claim (as defined in, and to the extent permitted under, Section 2 (Changes in Obligations; Certain Waivers) of the Guarantee), in each case, subject to all of the terms, conditions and limitations herein and therein, or (d) the occurrence of any event which, by the terms of the Guarantee, is an event which terminates the Obligations, as defined in the Guarantee. Upon termination of this letter, the Sponsors shall have no further obligations or liabilities hereunder.
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5. No Third Party Beneficiaries. This letter shall be binding solely on, and inure solely to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns, and nothing set forth in this letter shall be construed to confer upon or give to any Person other than the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns any benefits, rights or remedies under or by reason of, or any rights to enforce or cause Parent or Merger Sub to enforce, the Commitment or any provisions of this letter; provided that, subject to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, including Section 9.8 (Remedies) thereof, to the extent the Company is entitled to specific performance of the obligations of Parent under the Merger Agreement in the limited circumstances set forth in Section 9.8 (Remedies) thereof, the Company shall be a third party beneficiary of the enforcement rights granted to Parent under this letter solely for the purpose of seeking specific performance of Parent’s right to cause the Commitment to be funded hereunder in accordance with Section 1 (Commitment) hereof (solely to the extent that Parent can enforce the Commitment pursuant to the terms hereof) and for no other purpose (including any claim for monetary damages); provided, further that the Sponsor Related Parties shall be express third party beneficiaries of the provisions set forth herein that are for the benefit of the Sponsor Related Parties, each of which shall survive an expiration or termination of this letter. For the avoidance of doubt, the Company’s remedies in this letter shall be solely with respect to specific performance and the Company shall not have any right to seek or obtain monetary damages pursuant to this letter.
6. Limited Recourse; Enforcement.
(a) Notwithstanding anything that may be expressed or implied in this letter, or any document or instrument delivered in connection herewith, Parent, by its acceptance of the benefits of the Commitment, agrees and acknowledges that no Person other than the Sponsors (and any Permitted Assignees) shall have any obligations hereunder and that, notwithstanding that any Sponsor or its Permitted Assignee may be a partnership or limited liability company, no recourse hereunder or under any documents or instruments delivered in connection herewith or in respect of any oral representations made or alleged to have been made in connection herewith or therewith shall be had against any former, current or future director, officer, employee, direct or indirect equityholder, controlling person, general or limited partner, manager, member, stockholder, Affiliate, successor or assign of any Sponsor or any former, current or future director, officer, employee, direct or indirect equityholder, controlling person, general or limited partner, manager, member, stockholder, Affiliate, successor or assign of any of the foregoing (in each case other than the Sponsors, Parent, Merger Sub or any assignee permitted in accordance with the Merger Agreement, each, a “Sponsor Related Party” and collectively, the “Sponsor Related Parties”), whether by or through attempted piercing of the corporate (or limited liability company or limited partnership) veil, by or through a claim by or on behalf of a Sponsor against any Sponsor Related Party, by the enforcement of any assessment or by any legal or equitable proceeding, by virtue of any statute, regulation or Law, or otherwise. It is expressly agreed and acknowledged that no personal liability whatsoever shall attach to, be imposed on or otherwise be incurred by any Sponsor Related Party for any obligations of a Sponsor or any of its respective successors or permitted assigns under this letter or any documents or instruments delivered in connection herewith or in respect of any oral representations made or alleged to have been made in connection herewith or therewith or for any claim (whether at law or equity or in tort, contract or otherwise) based on, in respect of, or by reason of such obligations or their creation.
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(b) Subject to the Company’s rights pursuant to Section 5 (No Third Party Beneficiaries) hereof, this letter may only be enforced by Parent against a Sponsor at the direction of such Sponsor in its sole discretion, and Parent shall have no right to enforce this letter against a Sponsor unless directed to do so by such Sponsor in its sole discretion. Parent’s creditors shall have no right to enforce this letter or to cause Parent to enforce this letter.
(c) Concurrently with the execution and delivery of this letter and the Merger Agreement, the Sponsors are executing and delivering in favor of the Company a Guarantee related to certain of Parent’s and Merger Sub’s obligations under the Merger Agreement. The Company’s remedies against the Sponsors under the Guarantee shall, and are intended to, be the sole and exclusive direct or indirect remedies available to the Company and the Company Related Parties against the Sponsors and Sponsor Related Parties in respect of any liabilities or obligations (including consequential, indirect or punitive damages, and whether at law, in equity, in contract, in tort or otherwise) arising under, or in connection with, the Merger Agreement or the failure of the Closing to be consummated or otherwise in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby or in respect of any oral representations made or alleged to have been made in connection herewith or therewith, including in the event Parent or Merger Sub breaches its obligations under the Merger Agreement, whether or not Parent or Merger Sub’s breach is caused by the breach of a Sponsor of its obligations under this letter, except for (i) the Company’s right to seek specific performance of the obligations of Parent in the limited circumstances under Section 9.8 (Remedies) of the Merger Agreement and (ii) the rights of the Company set forth in (A) Section 5 (No Third Party Beneficiaries), (B) Section 7 (No Assignment), (C) the second sentence of Section 12 (Confidentiality) and (D) Section 13 (Amendments and Waivers) hereof (which rights, in each case of the foregoing clauses (A), (B), (C) and (D), shall be with respect to specific performance only and for no other purpose, including any claim for monetary damages). Each Sponsor hereby agrees not to oppose the granting of an injunction, specific performance or other equitable relief on the basis that Parent or the Company, as applicable, has an adequate remedy at law.
7. No Assignment. This letter and the Commitments of the Sponsors described herein shall not be assignable by Parent without the prior written consent of the Sponsors and the Company (with the prior approval of the Special Committee), and the granting of such consent in a given instance shall be solely in the discretion of the Sponsors and the Company and, if granted, shall not constitute a waiver of this requirement as to any subsequent assignment. No assignment (in whole or in part) by a Sponsor of its rights or obligations hereunder shall be permitted without the prior written consent of Parent and the Company (with the prior approval of the Special Committee). Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Sponsor may, without consent, assign all or a portion of its Commitment hereunder to one or more of its Affiliates, including the other Sponsor (any such Affiliate, a “Permitted Assignee”); provided, that no such assignment or transfer to a Permitted Assignee shall (i) relieve a Sponsor of any part of its obligations hereunder, except on a dollar-for-dollar basis in respect of any portion of its Commitment actually funded by such Permitted Assignee pursuant to the assigning Sponsor’s Commitment under this letter or (ii) prevent, materially impair or delay the Closing. Any purported assignment or transfer in violation of this Section 7 (No Assignment) shall be null and void.
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8. Entire Agreement. This letter, together with the Merger Agreement and the Guarantee, constitute the entire agreement and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among or between any of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof or thereof.
9. Severability. In the event that any provision of this letter, or the application thereof, becomes or is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, void or unenforceable, or incapable of being enforced under any applicable Law, the remainder of this letter will continue in full force and effect and the application of such provision to other Persons or circumstances will be interpreted so as reasonably to effect the intent of the parties. The parties further agree to replace such void or unenforceable provision of this letter with a valid and enforceable provision that will achieve, to the extent possible, the economic, business and other purposes of such void or unenforceable provision.
10. Governing Law; Jurisdiction and Forum. This letter and all actions, proceedings or counterclaims (whether based on contract, tort or otherwise) arising out of or relating to this letter or the actions of Parent and Sponsors in the negotiation, administration, performance and enforcement thereof, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with the Laws of the State of Delaware, including its statute of limitations, without giving effect to any choice or conflict of Laws (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the Laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware. Each of the parties (a) irrevocably consents to the service of the summons and complaint and any other process (whether inside or outside the territorial jurisdiction of the Chosen Courts) in any Legal Proceeding relating to this letter, for and on behalf of itself or any of its properties or assets, in any manner as may be permitted by applicable Law; (b) irrevocably and unconditionally consents and submits itself and its properties and assets in any Legal Proceeding to the exclusive general jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware and any state appellate court therefrom within the State of Delaware (or, if the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware declines to accept jurisdiction over a particular matter, any state or federal court within the State of Delaware) (the “Chosen Courts”) in the event that any dispute or controversy arises out of this letter or the transactions contemplated hereby; (c) agrees that it shall not attempt to deny or defeat such personal jurisdiction by motion or other request for leave from any such court; (d) agrees that any Legal Proceeding arising in connection with this letter or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be brought, tried and determined only in the Chosen Courts; (e) waives any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the venue of any such Legal Proceeding in the Chosen Courts or that such Legal Proceeding was brought in an inconvenient court and agrees not to plead or claim the same; and (f) agrees that it shall not bring any Legal Proceeding relating to this letter or the transactions contemplated hereby in any court other than the Chosen Courts. Each of Parent and the Sponsors agrees that a final judgment in any Legal Proceeding in the Chosen Courts will be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by applicable Law.
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11. Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY THAT MAY ARISE PURSUANT TO THIS LETTER IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND THEREFORE EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT THAT SUCH PARTY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING (WHETHER FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORTIOUS CONDUCT OR OTHERWISE) DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS LETTER. EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT (i) NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER; (ii) IT UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS WAIVER; (iii) IT MAKES THIS WAIVER VOLUNTARILY; AND (iv) IT HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS LETTER BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 11 (WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL).
12. Confidentiality. This letter shall be treated as confidential and is being provided to Parent and the Company solely in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement. This letter may not be used, circulated, quoted or otherwise referred to in any document, except with the written consent of the Sponsors. The foregoing notwithstanding, this letter shall be provided to the Company, and the Company and the undersigned may disclose the existence of this letter to (a) its Affiliates, advisors and representatives on a need-to-know basis, but only if such Person agrees to keep such information confidential, (b) to the extent required by Law, the applicable rules of any national securities exchange or in connection with any securities regulatory agency filings related to the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, including a customary description of this letter in the Proxy Statement, and in any court proceedings in connection with any litigation relating to the Merger or the Merger Agreement, as permitted by or provided in the Merger Agreement, (c) in conjunction with the enforcement of the terms of this letter against the Sponsors and (d) to its members and their respective representatives on a need-to-know basis, but only if such Person agrees to keep such information confidential.
13. Amendments and Waivers. No amendment or waiver of any provision of this letter will be valid and binding unless it is in writing and signed, by the Company (with the prior approval of the Special Committee), the Sponsors and Parent, provided that this letter may be amended by the Sponsors without written consent of the Company to reflect any permitted assignment pursuant to Section 7 hereunder (No Assignment). No waiver by any party hereto shall operate or be construed as a waiver in respect of any failure, breach or default not expressly identified by such written waiver, whether of a similar or different character, and whether occurring before or after that waiver.
14. Counterparts; Electronic Execution. This letter may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which will be considered one and the same agreement and will become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the parties and delivered to the other parties, it being understood that all parties need not sign the same counterpart. Any such counterpart, to the extent delivered by fax or .pdf, .tif, .gif, .jpg or similar attachment to electronic mail (any such delivery, an “Electronic Delivery”), will be treated in all manner and respects as an original executed counterpart and will be considered to have the same binding legal effect as if it were the original signed version thereof delivered in person. No party may raise the use of an Electronic Delivery to deliver a signature, or the fact that any signature or agreement or instrument was transmitted or communicated through the use of an Electronic Delivery, as a defense to the formation of a contract, and each party forever waives any such defense, except to the extent such defense relates to lack of authenticity.
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15. No Presumption Against Drafting Party. Each party acknowledges that it and its counsel have been given an equal opportunity to negotiate the terms and conditions of this letter and that any rule of construction to the effect that ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party or any similar rule operating against the drafter of an agreement are not applicable to the construction or interpretation of this letter.
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If the foregoing is acceptable to Parent, please sign and return a copy of this letter, whereupon this letter will constitute the commitment of each Sponsor to provide the aforementioned equity financing to Parent on the terms and conditions set forth herein.
Very truly yours, | ||
SPONSORS: | ||
PLATINUM EQUITY CAPITAL PARTNERS IV, L.P. | ||
a Delaware limited partnership | ||
By: | Platinum Equity Partners IV, L.P., | |
its general partner | ||
By: | Platinum Equity Partners IV, LLC, | |
its general partner | ||
By: | /s/ Mary Ann Sigler | |
Name: Mary Ann Sigler | ||
Title: Secretary, Vice President and Treasurer |
Signature Page to Equity Commitment Letter
PLATINUM EQUITY CAPITAL PARTNERS V, L.P. | ||
a Delaware limited partnership | ||
By: | Platinum Equity Partners V, L.P., | |
its general partner | ||
By: | Platinum Equity Partners V, LLC | |
its general partner | ||
By: | /s/ Mary Ann Sigler | |
Name: Mary Ann Sigler | ||
Title: Secretary, Vice President and Treasurer |
Agreed to and accepted as of the date first written above:
PARENT: | ||
OLYMPUS WATER HOLDINGS IV, L.P.
By: Olympus Water Holdings Limited, its General Partner |
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By: | /s/ Mary Ann Sigler | |
Name: Mary Ann Sigler | ||
Title: Director |
Signature Page to Equity Commitment Letter
Exhibit (d)(vii)
Limited Guarantee
This Limited Guarantee, dated as of March 8, 2023 (this “Guarantee”), is made by Platinum Equity Capital Partners IV, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership and Platinum Equity Capital Partners V, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (each, a “Guarantor” and, together, the “Guarantors”) in favor of Diversey Holdings, Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Guaranteed Party”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings ascribed to them in the Merger Agreement (as defined below).
1. | Limited Guarantee. |
(a) In connection with the execution and delivery, as of the date hereof, of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, by and among OLYMPUS WATER HOLDINGS IV, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited company, acting by its general partner, General Partner (“Parent”), DIAMOND MERGER LIMITED, a Cayman Islands exempted company and a wholly-owned Subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), and the Guaranteed Party (as the same may be amended from time to time, the “Merger Agreement”), each Guarantor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees, as a primary obligor and not merely as a surety, to the Guaranteed Party, the due and punctual observance, performance, and discharge of the payment obligations of Parent and Merger Sub with respect to such Guarantor’s Pro Rata Portion (as defined below) of (i) the Parent Termination Fee, (ii) the Reimbursement Obligations in an amount not to exceed $7,500,000 in the aggregate, and (iii) any interest on the Parent Termination Fee and any out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees), in each case, required to be paid by Parent to the Company pursuant to Section 8.3(e) (Payments; Default) of the Merger Agreement (clauses (i) through (iii) collectively, the “Obligations”). The guaranties and obligations of the Guarantors shall be several and not joint, which shall mean that a Guarantor shall be liable to the Guaranteed Party only to the extent of such Guarantor’s Pro Rata Portion of the Obligations. The Guaranteed Party hereby agrees that in no event shall a Guarantor be required to pay any amount to the Guaranteed Party or any other Person under, in respect of, or in connection with this Guarantee, the Merger Agreement or the Equity Commitment Letter other than as expressly set forth herein or therein.
(b) The maximum aggregate amount of liability of the Guarantors shall not exceed the amount of the Obligations, which shall be reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis by any payments of cash actually made to the Guaranteed Party by such Guarantor or its permitted assignee pursuant to Section 5 in respect of the Obligations (such maximum amount as it may be reduced from time to time as described in this sentence, the “Maximum Amount”). This Guarantee may not be enforced against a Guarantor with respect to any amounts in excess of such Guarantor’s Pro Rata Portion of the Maximum Amount. The term “Pro Rata Portion” means (A) with respect to Platinum Equity Capital Partners IV, L.P., 31.58% and (B) with respect to Platinum Equity Capital Partners V, L.P., 68.42%, provided, that each Guarantor’s Pro Rata Portion shall be automatically adjusted to reflect any valid assignment by a Guarantor of any portion of such Guarantor’s commitment under the Equity Commitment Letter to the other Guarantor pursuant to, and in accordance with, Section 7 (No Assignment) thereof.
(c) Promptly upon receipt of any written notice from the Guaranteed Party that Parent and Merger Sub have failed to pay the Obligations due in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement, each Guarantor shall promptly (and in any event within such time as required under the Merger Agreement after receipt of the Guaranteed Party’s written notice) pay in full its Pro Rata Portion of the amount of the required payment.
(d) This Guarantee is an unconditional guaranty of payment and not of collection.
(e) All payments hereunder shall be made in lawful money of the United States, in immediately available funds.
2. | Changes in Obligations; Certain Waivers. |
(a) Each Guarantor agrees that the Guaranteed Party (with the prior written notice of the Special Committee) may at any time and from time to time, without notice to or further consent of the Guarantor, extend the time of payment of the Obligations, and may also enter into any agreement with Parent, Merger Sub or with any other Person interested in the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, for the extension, renewal, payment, compromise, discharge or release thereof, in whole or in part, or for any modification of the terms of the Merger Agreement or of any agreement between the Guaranteed Party and Parent or any such other Person without in any way impairing or affecting such Guarantor’s Obligations under this Guarantee. Each Guarantor agrees that the Obligations hereunder shall to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable irrespective of, and shall not be released or discharged, in whole or in part, or otherwise affected by:
(i) the failure or delay of the Guaranteed Party to assert any claim or demand or to enforce any right or remedy against Parent, Merger Sub, any Guarantor or any other Person;
(ii) the addition, substitution or release of any Person now or hereafter liable with respect to the Obligations to or from this Guarantee, the Merger Agreement, the Equity Commitment Letter or any related agreement or document or otherwise interested in the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement;
(iii) any change in the corporate existence, structure or ownership of Parent, Merger Sub, the Guarantors or any other Person;
(iv) any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution, marshalling of assets and liabilities, receivership, insolvency, bankruptcy, reorganization, moratorium, assignment for the benefit of creditors or other similar proceeding affecting Parent, Merger Sub, the Guarantors or any other Person or any of their respective assets;
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(v) the existence of any claim, set-off or other right which a Guarantor may have at any time against Parent or Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates, whether in connection with the Obligations or otherwise;
(vi) any change in the time, place or manner of payment of the Obligations or any rescission, waiver, compromise, consolidation or other amendment or modification of any of the terms or provisions of the Merger Agreement or any other agreement evidencing, securing or otherwise executed in connection with the Obligations made accordance with the terms thereof;
(vii) the adequacy or potential adequacy of any other means the Guaranteed Party may have of obtaining payment of the Obligations;
(viii) without limiting the rights of each Guarantor set forth in Section 2(d), the genuineness, validity, illegality or enforceability of the Merger Agreement, the Commitment Letters, the definitive documents for the Debt Financing or any other agreement or instrument related thereto or referred to herein or in the Merger Agreement; or
(ix) any other act or omission that may or might in any manner or to any extent vary or reduce the obligation of the Guarantor or otherwise operate as a discharge of a Guarantor as a matter of applicable Law or equity.
(b) To the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws, each Guarantor hereby expressly waives any and all rights or defenses arising by reason of any applicable Laws that would otherwise require any election of remedies by the Guaranteed Party. Each Guarantor waives promptness, diligence, notice of the acceptance of this Guarantee and of the Obligations, presentment, demand for payment, notice of non-performance, default, dishonor and protest, notice of the incurrence of any of the Obligations and all other notices of any kind (other than notices expressly required to be provided to Parent in accordance with the Merger Agreement), all defenses which may be available by virtue of any valuation, stay, moratorium law or other similar law now or hereafter in effect, any right to require the marshalling of the assets of Parent or any other Person interested in the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, and all suretyship defenses generally (other than defenses to the payment of the Obligations that are available to Parent under the Merger Agreement or a breach by the Guaranteed Party of this Guarantee). Each Guarantor acknowledges that it will receive substantial direct and indirect benefits from the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and that the waivers set forth in this Guarantee are knowingly made in contemplation of such benefits. All obligations to which this Guarantee applies or may apply under the terms hereof shall be conclusively presumed to have been created in reliance hereon. The Guaranteed Party shall not be obligated to file any claim relating to the Obligations in the event that Merger Sub becomes subject to a bankruptcy, reorganization or similar proceeding, and the failure of the Guaranteed Party to so file shall not affect a Guarantor’s obligations hereunder.
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(c) The Guaranteed Party hereby covenants and agrees that it shall not institute, and shall cause its controlled Affiliates not to institute, any proceeding or bring any other claim arising under, or in connection with, the Equity Commitment Letter or the Merger Agreement or the transactions contemplated thereby, against any Guarantor or any Guarantor Affiliate (as defined below), except for (i) claims against a Guarantor (or its Permitted Assignees (as defined in the Equity Commitment Letter)) or Parent under the Equity Commitment Letter, solely to the extent expressly provided therein (subject to the terms set forth therein and in the Merger Agreement), (ii) claims against a Guarantor (or its permitted assignees) under this Guarantee (subject to the terms herein), (iii) any claim by the Guaranteed Party against Parent or Merger Sub, to the extent permitted, under the Merger Agreement and (iv) claims by the Guaranteed Party against the parties to the Confidentiality Agreement, subject to the terms of the Confidentiality Agreement (clauses (i) to (iv), collectively, the “Permitted Claims”), and each Guarantor hereby covenants and agrees that it shall not institute, and shall cause its controlled Affiliates not to institute, any proceeding asserting that this Guarantee is illegal, invalid or unenforceable in accordance with its terms.
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Guarantee, the Guaranteed Party hereby agrees that (i) the Guarantors may assert, as a defense to, or release or discharge of, any payment or performance by the Guarantors under this Guarantee, any claim, set-off, deduction, defense or release that Parent could assert against the Company under the terms of, or with respect to, the Merger Agreement. (including, without limitation, any such claim or defense that any Obligations are not then required to be due and payable by Parent pursuant to the terms and conditions of Article VIII (Termination) of the Merger Agreement and subject to the limitations on liability set forth therein and in Section 9.8(b) (Specific Performance) of the Merger Agreement) and (ii) to the extent Parent is relieved of all or any portion of the Obligations under the Merger Agreement, the Guarantors shall likewise automatically and without any further action on the part of any person be relieved of all or such portion, as applicable, of its obligations under this Guarantee (excluding, in the case of clauses (i) and (ii), any defense arising in connection with the insolvency, bankruptcy, reorganization, liquidation or other similar proceeding (or any consequence or effects thereof) with respect to Parent or Merger Sub or their respective assets).
3. No Waiver; Cumulative Rights. No failure on the part of the Guaranteed Party to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right, remedy or power hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise by the Guaranteed Party of any right, remedy or power hereunder preclude any other or future exercise of any right, remedy or power hereunder. Each and every right, remedy and power hereby granted to the Guaranteed Party or allowed it by applicable Laws or other agreement shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any other, and may be exercised by the Guaranteed Party at any time and from time to time.
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(a) Each Guarantor hereby represents and warrants to the Guaranteed Party as to itself, and not as to the other Guarantor, that:
(i) such Guarantor is a duly organized and validly existing limited partnership in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware;
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(ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Guarantee have been duly authorized by all necessary action and do not contravene, conflict with or result in any violation of any provision of such Guarantor’s organizational documents or any applicable Law or contractual restriction binding on such Guarantor or its assets,
(iii) it has all power and authority necessary to execute, deliver and perform this Guarantee, no internal corporate (or similar) approval of such Guarantor is required and this Guarantee has been duly executed and delivered by such Guarantor;
(iv) this Guarantee constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Guarantor enforceable against the Guarantor in accordance with its terms, subject to (i) the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, and (ii) general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law);
(v) all consents, approvals, authorizations, permits of, filings with and notifications to, any Governmental Authority necessary for the due execution, delivery and performance of this Guarantee by such Guarantor have been obtained or made and all conditions thereof have been duly complied with, and no other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any Governmental Authority is required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance of this Guarantee by such Guarantor; and
(vi) such Guarantor has the financial capacity to pay and perform its obligations under this Guarantee, and all funds necessary for the Guarantor to fulfill its Pro Rata Portion of the Obligations shall be available to such Guarantor for so long as this Guarantee shall remain in effect in accordance with Section 7 (Continuing Guarantee) hereof.
5. Assignment. Neither the Guarantors, on the one hand, nor the Guaranteed Party, on the other hand, may assign, transfer or delegate their respective rights, interests or obligations hereunder to any other Person (except by operation of law) without the prior written consent of all the other parties hereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Guarantor may assign its rights, interests or its Obligations hereunder to its Affiliates; provided, however, that no such assignment shall relieve such Guarantor of its Obligations hereunder except that such Guarantor’s Obligations hereunder shall be reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis by any amounts actually paid in cash to the Guaranteed Party in respect of its Obligations hereunder by such permitted assignee. This Guarantee shall not be assigned by the Guaranteed Party (whether by operation of Law or otherwise), without the prior written consent of the Guarantors, or by any Guarantor (whether by operation of Law or otherwise), without the prior written consent of the Guaranteed Party (which consent shall have been approved in writing by the Special Committee); provided that any adjustment between Guarantors’ respective Pro Rata Portions pursuant to Section 1(b) shall not require the consent of the Guaranteed Party, provided that such assignment will not prevent, materially impair or delay the Closing. Any attempted assignment in violation of this section shall be null and void.
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6. Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder must be in writing and will be deemed to have been duly delivered and received hereunder (i) one (1) Business Day after being sent for next Business Day delivery, fees prepaid, via a reputable nationwide overnight courier service; (ii) immediately upon delivery by hand or (iii) by e-mail transmission, upon written or electronic confirmation of receipt, in each case to the intended recipient as set forth below:
If to a Guarantor, to:
c/o Platinum Equity Advisors, LLC
360 North Crescent Drive, South Building
Beverly Hills, California 90210
Attention: John Holland, General Counsel
Facsimile: (310) 712-1863
Email: JHolland@platinumequity.com
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
2029 Century Park East, Suite 4000
Los Angeles, California 90067-3026
Attention: Ari B. Lanin
Email: ALanin@gibsondunn.com
and
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
1050 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20036-5306
Attention: Evan M. D’Amico
Email: EDAmico@gibsondunn.com
All notices to the Guaranteed Party shall be delivered in a written notice delivered to the Guaranteed Party in accordance with the Merger Agreement.
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7. Continuing Guarantee. Unless terminated pursuant to this Section 7 (Continuing Guarantee), this Guarantee is a continuing one and may not be revoked or terminated and shall remain in full force and effect and shall be binding on the Guarantors, their successors and permitted assigns, and shall inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the Guaranteed Party and its respective successors and permitted transferees and assigns, until the Obligations have been paid, observed, performed or satisfied in full, at which time this Guarantee shall immediately and automatically terminate and the Guarantors shall have no further obligations under this Guarantee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Guarantee shall terminate automatically and the Guarantors shall have no further obligations under this Guarantee immediately as of the earliest to occur of (i) the consummation of the Closing and the payment of Closing Payments (as defined in the Equity Commitment Letter) in connection therewith, (ii) payment in full of the Obligations pursuant to this Guarantee, (iii) valid termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms in any circumstances other than pursuant to which Parent would be obligated to make a payment of any portion of the Obligations and (iv) the date that is 90 days after the valid termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms in any circumstances pursuant to which Parent would be obligated to make a payment in respect of any portion of the Obligations (any such termination, a “Qualifying Termination”)), unless prior to the end of the 90th day after a Qualifying Termination, the Guaranteed Party shall have commenced a suit, action or other proceeding against Parent alleging payment of any Obligations due and owing or against a Guarantor that amounts are due and owing from the Guarantors pursuant to Section 1 (Limited Guarantee) hereof (a “Qualifying Suit”); provided that if a Qualifying Termination has occurred and a Qualifying Suit is filed prior to the end of the 90th day after a Qualifying Termination, the Guarantors shall not have any further liability or obligation under this Guarantee from and after the earliest of (w) the consummation of the Closing in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement, including payment of the Closing Payments (as defined in the Equity Commitment Letter) in accordance with the Merger Agreement, (x) a final, non-appealable resolution of such Qualifying Suit determining that the Guarantors do not owe any amount pursuant to this Guarantee, (y) a written agreement among the Guarantors and the Guaranteed Party expressly terminating this Guarantee, and (z) satisfaction in full of the Guarantors’ Obligations by the Guarantors or Parent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the Guaranteed Party or its Subsidiaries, or any of their respective directors or officers acting on their behalf or controlled Affiliates or Bain or its Subsidiaries, or any of their respective directors or officers acting on their behalf or controlled Affiliates (A) file or otherwise commence (or encourage, facilitate or support any other person to file or commence) any lawsuit or other legal proceeding asserting a claim that the provisions of this Guarantee limiting a Guarantor’s liability to its Pro Rata Portion of the Obligations or its Pro Rata Portion of the Maximum Amount, or any provisions of this Guarantee are illegal, invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part, or assert any theory of liability against any Guarantor or any Guarantor Affiliate with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement other than any Permitted Claim or (B) assert, file or otherwise commence, directly or indirectly, any lawsuit or other legal proceeding asserting a claim under, or action against, any Guarantor Affiliate in connection with this Guarantee, the Equity Commitment Letter, the Merger Agreement, the Debt Commitment Letters or any transaction contemplated hereby or thereby or otherwise relating hereto or thereto, in each case other than any Permitted Claim, then (W) the obligations of the Guarantors under this Guarantee shall terminate ab initio and be null and void, (X) if a Guarantor has previously made any payments under this Guarantee, such Guarantor shall be entitled to recover such payments, (Y) the Guarantors shall be entitled to recover from the Guaranteed Party the costs and expenses incurred by the Guarantors or any Guarantor Affiliate in connection with the defense of any such claims or the enforcement of their respective rights under this Guarantee, the Equity Commitment Letter, the Merger Agreement, the Debt Commitment Letters or any transaction contemplated hereby or thereby or otherwise relating hereto or thereto and (Z) neither the Guarantors nor any of its Affiliates shall have any liability to the Guaranteed Party or any of its Affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, under this Guarantee or otherwise.
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8. No Recourse. The Guaranteed Party acknowledges the separate corporate existence of Parent and that, as of the date hereof, Parent’s sole assets (if any) are a de minimis amount of cash and the rights of Parent pursuant to the Equity Commitment Letter, the Debt Commitment Letter and the Merger Agreement, and that no additional funds are expected to be contributed to Parent unless and until the Closing occurs. Notwithstanding anything that may be expressed or implied in this Guarantee or any document or instrument delivered contemporaneously herewith, by its acceptance of the benefits of this Guarantee, but without limiting any Permitted Claims, the Guaranteed Party acknowledges and agrees that it will not seek, has no rights of recovery against, and no personal liability shall attach to, any former, current or future director, officer, employee, direct or indirect equityholder, controlling person, general or limited partner, manager, member, stockholder, Affiliate (other than Parent and Merger Sub), agent, successor or assign (other than any successor or assignee under Section 5 hereof) of any Guarantor or any former, current or future director, officer, employee, direct or indirect equityholder, controlling person, general or limited partner, manager, member, stockholder, Affiliate, agent, successor or assign (other than any successor or assignee under Section 5 hereof) of any of the foregoing (not including Parent or Merger Sub, each a “Guarantor Affiliate” and collectively, the “Guarantor Affiliates”; it being understood that the term Guarantor Affiliate shall not include the Guarantors, Parent or Merger Sub or any Person to which (x) Parent or Merger Sub have assigned their respective rights or obligations under the Merger Agreement in accordance with the Merger Agreement or (y) any Guarantor has validly assigned all or any portion of its Commitment (as defined in the Equity Commitment Letter) or its Obligations), through Parent, any Guarantor or otherwise, whether by or through attempted piercing of the corporate veil, by or through a claim by or on behalf of Parent against any Guarantor Affiliate, by the enforcement of any assessment or by any legal or equitable proceeding, by virtue of any applicable Laws, or otherwise, except for any Permitted Claims. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, with the exception of the rights set forth in clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) immediately above, recourse against the Guarantors under this Guarantee shall be the sole and exclusive remedy of the Guaranteed Party and its controlled Affiliates and equityholders against the Guarantors and Parent in respect of any liabilities or obligations arising under, or in connection with, the Merger Agreement, this Guarantee or the transactions contemplated thereby or hereby. Nothing set forth in this Guarantee shall affect or be construed to affect any liability of Parent to the Guaranteed Party or shall confer or give or shall be construed to confer or give to any Person other than the Guaranteed Party (including any Person acting in a representative capacity) any rights or remedies against any Person other than the Guarantors as expressly set forth herein. This Section 8 (No Recourse) shall survive the termination of this Guarantee.
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9. Governing Law; Jurisdiction and Forum. This Guarantee and all actions, proceedings or counterclaims (whether based on contract, tort or otherwise) arising out of or relating to this Guarantee or the actions of the Guaranteed Party or Guarantors in the negotiation, administration, performance and enforcement thereof, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with the Laws of the State of Delaware, including its statute of limitations, without giving effect to any choice or conflict of Laws (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the Laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware. Each of the parties (a) irrevocably consents to the service of the summons and complaint and any other process (whether inside or outside the territorial jurisdiction of the Chosen Courts) in any Legal Proceeding relating to this Guarantee, for and on behalf of itself or any of its properties or assets, in accordance with Section 6 or in such other manner as may be permitted by applicable Law, and nothing in this Section 9 will affect the right of any party to serve legal process in any other manner permitted by applicable Law; (b) irrevocably and unconditionally consents and submits itself and its properties and assets in any Legal Proceeding to the exclusive general jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware and any state appellate court therefrom within the State of Delaware (or, if the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware declines to accept jurisdiction over a particular matter, any state or federal court within the State of Delaware) (the “Chosen Courts”) in the event that any dispute or controversy arises out of this Guarantee or the transactions contemplated hereby; (c) agrees that it shall not attempt to deny or defeat such personal jurisdiction by motion or other request for leave from any such court; (d) agrees that any Legal Proceeding arising in connection with this Guarantee or the transactions contemplated hereby shall be brought, tried and determined only in the Chosen Courts; (e) waives any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the venue of any such Legal Proceeding in the Chosen Courts or that such Legal Proceeding was brought in an inconvenient court and agrees not to plead or claim the same; and (f) agrees that it shall not bring any Legal Proceeding relating to this Guarantee or the transactions contemplated hereby in any court other than the Chosen Courts. Each of Guaranteed Party and the Guarantors agrees that a final judgment in any Legal Proceeding in the Chosen Courts will be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by applicable Law.
10. Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY THAT MAY ARISE PURSUANT TO THIS GUARANTEE IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND THEREFORE EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT THAT SUCH PARTY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING (WHETHER FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORTIOUS CONDUCT OR OTHERWISE) DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS GUARANTEE. EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT (i) NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER; (ii) IT UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS WAIVER; (iii) IT MAKES THIS WAIVER VOLUNTARILY; AND (iv) IT HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS GUARANTEE BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 10 (WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL).
11. Severability. In the event that any provision of this Guarantee, or the application thereof, becomes or is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, void or unenforceable, or incapable of being enforced under any applicable Law, the remainder of this Guarantee will continue in full force and effect and the application of such provision to other Persons or circumstances will be interpreted so as reasonably to effect the intent of the parties. The parties further agree to replace such void or unenforceable provision of this Guarantee with a valid and enforceable provision that will achieve, to the extent possible, the economic, business and other purposes of such void or unenforceable provision. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Guarantee, this Guarantee may not be enforced without giving effect to the limitation of the amount payable hereunder with respect to the Obligations provided in Section 1 (Limited Guarantee) hereof and to the provisions of Section 7 (Continuing Guarantee), Section 8 (No Recourse) and Section 2(d) (Changes in Obligations; Certain Waivers) hereof. No party hereto shall assert, and each party shall cause its respective controlled affiliates not to assert, that this Guarantee or any part hereof is invalid, illegal or unenforceable.
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12. Confidentiality. This Guarantee shall be treated as confidential and is being provided to the Guaranteed Party solely in connection with the execution and delivery of the Merger Agreement. This Guarantee may not be used, circulated, quoted or otherwise referred to in any document, except with the written consent of the Guarantors and the Guaranteed Party; provided, that no such written consent shall be required (and the Guarantors, the Guaranteed Party and their respective Affiliates shall be free to release such information) for disclosures to such person’s respective members, limited partners, securityholders, advisors and representatives on a need-to-know basis, so long as such persons agree to keep such information confidential on terms substantially identical to the terms contained in this Section 12 (Confidentiality); provided, further, that the Guarantors and the Guaranteed Party may disclose this Guarantee to the extent required by Law, the applicable rules of any national securities exchange or required or requested by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
13. Counterparts; Electronic Execution. This Guarantee may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which will be considered one and the same agreement and will become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the parties and delivered to the other parties, it being understood that all parties need not sign the same counterpart. Any such counterpart, to the extent delivered by fax or .pdf, .tif, .gif, .jpg or similar attachment to electronic mail (any such delivery, an “Electronic Delivery”), will be treated in all manner and respects as an original executed counterpart and will be considered to have the same binding legal effect as if it were the original signed version thereof delivered in person. No party may raise the use of an Electronic Delivery to deliver a signature, or the fact that any signature or agreement or instrument was transmitted or communicated through the use of an Electronic Delivery, as a defense to the formation of a contract, and each party forever waives any such defense, except to the extent such defense relates to lack of authenticity.
14. Entire Agreement. This Guarantee, the Equity Commitment Letter and the Merger Agreement constitute the entire agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof.
15. Amendments and Waivers. No amendment, supplement, modification or waiver of any provision of this Guarantee will be valid and binding unless it is in writing and signed by the Guarantors and the Guaranteed Party (which amendment, supplement, modification or waiver must be approved in writing by the Special Committee). No waiver by any party hereto shall operate or be construed as a waiver in respect of any failure, breach or default not expressly identified by such written waiver, whether of a similar or different character, and whether occurring before or after that waiver.
16. Headings. Section headings in this Guarantee are for convenience of reference only and shall not govern the interpretation of any provision of this Guarantee.
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17. No Presumption Against Drafting Party. Each party acknowledges that it and its counsel have been given an equal opportunity to negotiate the terms and conditions of this Guarantee and that any rule of construction to the effect that ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party or any similar rule operating against the drafter of an agreement are not applicable to the construction or interpretation of this Guarantee.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Guarantee as of the date first written above.
GUARANTORS: | |||
PLATINUM EQUITY CAPITAL PARTNERS IV, L.P. | |||
a Delaware limited partnership | |||
By: | Platinum Equity Partners IV, L.P., | ||
its general partner | |||
By: | Platinum Equity Partners IV, LLC, | ||
its general partner | |||
By: | /s/Mary Ann Sigler | ||
Name: | Mary Ann Sigler | ||
Title: | Secretary, Vice President and Treasurer |
Signature Page to Limited Guarantee
PLATINUM EQUITY CAPITAL PARTNERS V, L.P. | |||
a Delaware limited partnership | |||
By: | Platinum Equity Partners V, L.P., | ||
its general partner | |||
By: | Platinum Equity Partners V, LLC | ||
its general partner | |||
By: | /s/ Mary Ann Sigler | ||
Name: | Mary Ann Sigler | ||
Title: | Secretary, Vice President and Treasurer |
Signature Page to Limited Guarantee
GUARANTEED PARTY: | |||
DIVERSEY HOLDINGS, LTD. | |||
By: | /s/ Philip Wieland | ||
Name: | Philip Wieland | ||
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
Signature Page to Limited Guarantee
Exhibit 107
Calculation of Filing Fee Tables
Schedule 13E-3
(Form Type)
Diversey Holdings, Ltd.
Olympus Water Holdings IV, L.P.
Diamond Merger Limited
Platinum Equity Capital Partners IV, L.P.
Platinum Equity Capital Partners V, L.P.
BCPE Diamond Investor, LP
BCPE Diamond GP, LLC
Bain Capital Fund XI, LP
Bain Capital Partners XI, L.P.
Bain Capital Investors, LLC
(Exact Name of Registrant and Name of Person Filing Statement)
Table 1: Transaction Valuation
Proposed
Maximum Aggregate Value of Transaction |
Fee Rate |
Amount
of Filing Fee | |||
Fees to be Paid | $ | 2,636,353,316.24(1) | 0.00011020 | $ | 290,526.14(2) |
Fees Previously Paid | $ | — | $ | — | |
Total Transaction Valuation | $ | 2,636,353,316.24 | |||
Total Fees Due for Filing | $ | 290,526.14 | |||
Total Fees Previously Paid | $ | — | |||
Total Fee Offsets | $ | 290,526.14(3) | |||
Net Fee Due | $ | — |
Table 2: Fee Offset Claims and Sources
(1) | Aggregate number of securities to which transaction applies: As of March 31, 2023, the maximum number of the Registrant’s ordinary shares to which this transaction applies is estimated to be 329,650,466, which consists of (1) 236,983,211 ordinary shares held by BCPE Diamond Investor, LP, (“BCPE”) entitled to receive $7.84 per ordinary share in connection with the transaction; (2) 87,580,048 ordinary shares entitled to receive $8.40 per ordinary share in connection with the transaction; and (3) 5,087,207 ordinary shares underlying outstanding restricted share units and performance share units, which are entitled to receive $8.40 per ordinary share in connection with the transaction (subject, in some cases, to time-based vesting). |
(2) | Per unit price or other underlying value of transaction computed pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 0-11 (set forth the amount on which the filing fee is calculated and state how it was determined): Estimated solely for the purposes of calculating the filing fee, as of March 31, 2023, the underlying value of the transaction was calculated based on the sum of (1) the product of 236,983,211 ordinary shares held by BCPE and the per share merger consideration of $7.84 applicable to such shares; (2) the product of 87,580,048 ordinary shares not held by BCPE and the per share merger consideration of $8.40 applicable to such shares; and (3) the product of 5,087,207 ordinary shares underlying outstanding restricted share units and performance share units and the per share merger consideration of $8.40 applicable to such units (subject, in some cases, to time-based vesting). In accordance with Section 14(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the filing fee was determined by multiplying the sum calculated in the preceding sentence by .0001102. |
(3) | Diversey Holdings, Ltd. previously paid $290,526.14 upon the filing of its Schedule 14A on April 11, 2023 in connection with the transaction reported hereby. |