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KKR and GIP take CyrusOne private

M&A · CyrusOne · US$15bn, 25 March 2022.

Key terms

Company
CyrusOne
Date
25 March 2022
Type
M&A
Value
US$15bn
Status
Completed
Region
US and Europe

What happened

Funds managed by KKR and GIP completed the all-cash acquisition of Nasdaq-listed CyrusOne, which was then delisted.

Recorded terms

Structure
All-cash take-private
Value basis
About US$15bn including assumed debt; all cash (announced November 2021)
Segment
Data centres

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Filed agreement terms

From the Agreement and Plan of Merger (Exhibit 2.1) filed on SEC EDGAR, signed 14 November 2021.

Consideration
US$90.50 cash per share
Target termination fee
US$319.5m
Buyer termination fee
US$813.5m
Outside date
14 May 2022, with extensions

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Sources

  1. CyrusOne Form 8-K Ex. 99.1: KKR and GIP complete acquisition of CyrusOneSource date: 25 March 2022

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Compiled from the sources above. Investments are recorded separately from the debt register and are not counted in debt totals. Terms are as announced and may have changed since. Methodology · Send a correction.

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