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Deal Overview
Buyer: First Financial Holdings, Inc.
Actual Acquirer: First Southeast Insurance Services, Inc.
Target: Somers-Pardue Agency Inc.
Deal Type: Insurance Broker Company
Announcement Date4/10/2008
Announced Deal Value ($M)26.1
StatusCompleted
Completion Date4/10/2008
Consideration Breakout
Unclassified ($M)18.8
Contingent Payments ($M)7.3
Deal Pricing Ratios
 AnnouncementCompletion
Price / Revenue (x)NANA
Price / Earnings (x)NANA
Price / Assets (%)NANA
Price / Book (%)NANA
Deal Terms
Description of Consideration
First Financial Holdings Inc. paid an initial purchase price of $18.8 million, with additional contingent earn-out payments of $7.3 million based over the next three years, to acquire the operations Somers-Pardue Agency Inc.
Percent Acquired (%)NA
Accounting MethodPurchase
Merger of Equals?No
Geographic Expansion?NA
Estimated Cost Savings (%)NA
Est. Restructuring Charges ($000)NA
Deal Advisers - Financial Advisers
Party AdvisedAdviser Hired?Firm Name
BuyerNANA
SellerYesMarsh Berry & Co.

Deal Advisers - Legal Counsel
Party AdvisedAdviser Hired?Firm Name
BuyerNANA
SellerNANA

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