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Should Atlas Outdoor buy TrailPeak?

Atlas Outdoor × TrailPeak

Atlas Outdoor, a listed maker of tents and backpacks, wants to buy TrailPeak, a fast-growing hiking-footwear brand. The board's first question: does the deal add to or dilute our earnings per share, and what would it take to make it worthwhile?

Atlas net income / shares
$400M / 200M
Atlas share price
$40.00 (P/E 20.0x)
TrailPeak share price / shares
$25.00 / 40M
TrailPeak net income / EBITDA
$70M / $140M
TrailPeak net debt
$150M
TrailPeak book equity
$600M
Offer premium
30%
Funding
50% new Atlas stock, 50% new debt at 7.0%
Intangible write-ups
$200M, amortized over 10 years
Tax rate
25%
Your assignment
Build the deal: price, funding, purchase accounting, then pro forma EPS. Tell the board whether it's accretive, and how much in synergies would make it 5% accretive.