Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) has submitted a non-binding proposal to acquire all the outstanding shares of common stock of Altium Limited (ASX: ALU) for AUS$38.50. This will be implemented by the way of a scheme of arrangement.
The San Diego, California-based company, Altium is a global software company. It publically trades on the Australian Securities Exchange. Altium develops software used by printed circuit board (PCB) designers and electrical engineers at global organizations to deliver connected, intelligent products.
The proposed combination would further Autodesk’s strategy to converge design and make through a unified design, engineering and manufacturing cloud platform that enables greater productivity and sustainability for its customers. Altium’s solutions would complement Autodesk’s portfolio, creating unique opportunities for customers while delivering significant, certain and immediate value to the former’s shareholders.
The proposal represents a 41.5% premium over Altium’s closing price of AUD$27.21 on June 4, 2021, one business day before the announcement by Altium of Autodesk’s proposal and a premium of over 47.4% to the one-month volume-weighted average price. The transaction will be financed using cash on hand and debt financing.
The proposal is indicative, non-binding, and subject to several conditions including, but not limited to, satisfactory completion of due diligence, a unanimous recommendation in favor of the transaction by the Altium board, agreement between Autodesk and Altium and execution of a scheme implementation agreement incorporating customary terms and conditions for a transaction of this nature, Altium shareholder and court approval, receipt of all applicable regulatory approvals and no material adverse change to Altium.
However, there is no certainty that any transaction will ultimately be agreed to or as to the terms on which such a transaction, if any, might occur. Autodesk does not intend to make any additional comments on this matter unless and until it believes it is appropriate to do so or a definitive agreement has been reached.
