Entities affiliated with Lee Equity Partners, LLC and Twin Point Capital LLC entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire TESSCO Technologies Incorporated from Lakeview Investment Group, LLC, Lakeview Investment Group & Trading Company LLC, Tieton Capital Management, LLC and others for $83.8 million.
The merger, which has been unanimously approved by Lee Equity Partners, LLC, Twin Point Capital LLC and Tessco's board of directors and is still subject to the approval of Tessco's shareholders and the satisfaction of customary closing conditions. TESSCO board approved the transaction on March 1, 2023. TESSCO established a special committee to review the merger. The merger is expected to close in the third calendar quarter of 2023.
William Blair & Company L.L.C. is serving as Tessco's exclusive financial advisor, and Douglas Fox and Michael Kuhn of Ballard Spahr LLP is acting as the Company's legal counsel. Michael C. Naughton, Ariel Fliman, Douglas Warner, Andrew J. Yoon, Douglas P. Warner, Jenna McBain, Jennifer Haydel Britz, Jonathan J. Macke and Shawn Brett Cooley of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, Marc Samuel of DLA, and Harter Secrest & Emery LLP are serving as legal counsel to Lee Equity Partners and Twin Point Capital. TESSCO has retained the services of Innisfree M&A Incorporated to assist in the solicitation of proxies, at a cost to the Company for basic services of approximately $25,000. Equiniti acted as transfer agent to TESSCO. A fairness opinion fee of $500,000 became payable to William Blair upon delivery of its fairness opinion. A fee of approximately $3.0 million, less the $500,000 fairness opinion fee previously paid to William Blair, will become payable to William Blair in connection with the consummation of the merger. William Blair & Company, L.L.C. acted as due diligence provider to William Blair & Company, L.L.C. William Blair & Company, L.L.C. acted as due diligence provider to Lee Equity.