secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     HEICO CORP (HEI)
CIK:        0000046619
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-05-15T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000950142-23-001445
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

HEICO acquires Wencor Group for $2.05B ($1.9B cash + $150M stock), its largest deal
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- Acquisition valued at $2.05 billion: $1.9B cash and $150M in HEICO Class A Common Stock at closing.
- Wencor projected to generate ~$724M revenue and ~$153M adjusted EBITDA in CY2023; effective purchase multiple ~12.9x.
- Expected tax benefits of ~$75M through FY2038; accretion expected within one year of closing.
- Closing expected by end of calendar 2023, subject to antitrust clearance; Wencor will join Flight Support Group.
- HEICO anticipates net debt-to-EBITDA leverage below 3:1 post-closing, returning to historical levels within 12-18 months.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/46619/000095014223001445/0000950142-23-001445-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/46619/000095014223001445/eh230358705_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950142-23-001445

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