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Outerwall to Be Acquired by Funds Affiliated With Apollo
- Client News
- July 27, 2016
As reported by The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and other media outlets, Outerwall Inc, a leading provider of kiosk services such as Redbox entertainment, Coinstar money services and ecoATM electronic recycling, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by an affiliate of certain funds managed by affiliates of Paul, Weiss client Apollo Global Management, LLC for $52.00 per share in cash. The purchase price represents an aggregate enterprise value of approximately $1.6 billion, including net debt. Outerwall's board of directors has approved and adopted the merger agreement and recommended that the company's stockholders tender their shares in the offer. The transaction is expected to be completed during the third quarter of 2016.
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