Exhibit (c)(9)
Mergerstat Review
Control Premium Data
Software Company Transactions (2007 - 2008)
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| | | | Descriptive Statistics (Group Medians) |
| | # of Deals | | Revenue | | EBITDA Margin | | | Deal Size | | Unaffected Control Premium | | | MVTC / Revenue | | MVTC / EBITDA |
OVERALL SUMMARY | | 72 | | $ | 89.30 | | 11.0 | % | | $ | 234.72 | | 24.0 | % | | 2.01 | | 17.0 |
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SORTED BY EFFECTIVE DATE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
January to June 2007 | | 30 | | $ | 138.75 | | 11.0 | % | | $ | 482.99 | | 22.5 | % | | 2.14 | | 16.7 |
July to December 2007 | | 12 | | $ | 79.22 | | 13.6 | % | | $ | 225.50 | | 16.0 | % | | 2.87 | | 15.4 |
January to June 2008 | | 16 | | $ | 71.26 | | 10.0 | % | | $ | 208.71 | | 27.5 | % | | 1.81 | | 17.1 |
July to December 2008 | | 14 | | $ | 77.86 | | 10.7 | % | | $ | 152.82 | | 31.0 | % | | 1.77 | | 16.0 |
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SORTED BY DEAL SIZE (Equity + Debt) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Less than $100 million | | 24 | | $ | 28.01 | | 2.9 | % | | $ | 42.54 | | 32.5 | % | | 1.28 | | 17.3 |
$100 million to $500 million | | 22 | | $ | 86.67 | | 11.8 | % | | $ | 221.53 | | 24.0 | % | | 2.18 | | 17.0 |
$500 million to $1 billion | | 10 | | $ | 228.19 | | 11.4 | % | | $ | 797.56 | | 22.0 | % | | 2.81 | | 21.3 |
More than $1 billion | | 16 | | $ | 633.85 | | 18.4 | % | | $ | 1,709.58 | | 25.0 | % | | 3.61 | | 14.9 |
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SORTED BY FORM OF TRANSACTION | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Acquisition | | 37 | | $ | 98.01 | | 10.9 | % | | $ | 232.27 | | 28.0 | % | | 1.91 | | 16.2 |
Going Private / MBO | | 18 | | $ | 58.26 | | 9.5 | % | | $ | 128.79 | | 22.0 | % | | 1.87 | | 16.9 |
Tender Offer | | 17 | | $ | 146.92 | | 12.4 | % | | $ | 322.06 | | 23.0 | % | | 2.68 | | 17.0 |
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SORTED BY TYPE OF TRANSACTION | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Financial / Conglomerate | | 14 | | $ | 94.38 | | 16.1 | % | | $ | 197.41 | | 10.0 | % | | 3.03 | | 15.8 |
Strategic (Horizontal & Vertical) | | 58 | | $ | 89.30 | | 9.2 | % | | $ | 248.07 | | 25.5 | % | | 1.89 | | 17.4 |
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SORTED BY FORM OF CONSIDERATION | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cash Only | | 63 | | $ | 108.06 | | 11.1 | % | | $ | 258.98 | | 23.0 | % | | 2.05 | | 16.7 |
Cash / Stock / Other | | 6 | | $ | 14.28 | | 13.1 | % | | $ | 33.31 | | 36.0 | % | | 3.84 | | 19.4 |
Stock Only | | 3 | | $ | 78.97 | | 3.0 | % | | $ | 54.19 | | 61.0 | % | | 0.69 | | 16.1 |
Dispersion of Observed Control Premiums

Summary TRL Mergerstat Data