IPH Limited (ASX:IPH) entered into an agreement to acquire ROBIC L.L.P. for CAD 110 million on November 20, 2023. Total purchase consideration is approximately CAD 110.6 million. The consideration comprises: Cash consideration of pproximately CAD 68.3 million; Initial issue of 6 million new IPH shares to a value of approximately CAD 36.8m (escrowed for two years); and Deferred, earn-out consideration of up to CAD 5.6 million, paid as a mix of cash and IPH shares, is payable dependent on ROBIC?s earnings in the first 12 months following the transaction outperforming a threshold broadly in-line with its earnings level in the 12 months to March 2023. The transaction consideration will be funded from IPH debt facilities, existing cash reserves and the issuance of IPH shares to the vendors of ROBIC. ROBIC?s unaudited revenue for the 12 months to August 2023 was CAD 56.5 million. Completion of the transaction is subject to satisfaction or waiver of a number of conditions, including there being no order or proceeding for the purpose of preventing completion, no material adverse change affecting ROBIC or IPH occurring, and other standard conditions. The transaction is expected to be completed in mid of December 2023. The transaction is expected to be underlying EPS accretive in the first full year of ownership. Aquasia acted as financial adviser and Lapointe Rosenstein Marchand Melancon, Cassels Brock & Blackwell and Bird & Bird acted as legal advisers to IPH. Deloitte Corporate Finance Inc. acted as financial adviser and Stikeman Elliott LLP and Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP acted as legal advisers to ROBIC, LLP.

IPH Limited (ASX:IPH) completed the acquisition of ROBIC L.L.P. on December 15, 2023.