Black Rifle Coffee plans to become public through a merging deal
Black Rifle Coffee Company announced its plan today to go public via a business
combination with SilverBox Engaged Merger Corp I, which is sponsored by
SilverBox Capital LLC and Engaged Capital LLC, who have collaborated to create
an alternative asset management platform. Once the proposed transaction is
closed, the combined company will be named BRC Inc.
The
proposed business combination will place up to $225 million in cash on BRCC’s
balance sheet to accelerate the implementation of its digital-first,
omnichannel strategy and support continued rapid growth. At $10 per share, the
transaction values Black Rifle Coffee at a pro forma enterprise value of
approximately $1.7 billion – representing approximately four times projected
2023 revenues – an extremely compelling valuation and discount for a company
that benchmarks favorably to its growth peers.
Evan
Hafer, Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Black Rifle Coffee Company, said,
“From the time I was a one-man operation in my garage with nothing more than a
1-pound roaster, I wanted to use coffee as a means of bringing people together
around the common idea of honoring those who serve this great nation. We founded
Black Rifle Coffee to serve the highest quality coffee while supporting
Veterans and their families. As a company founded and led by Veterans, serving
these communities drives everything we do. I’m so proud to join with the SBEA
team and have the confidence of investors such as Engaged Capital. They’re
completely in support of our mission and they’ve aligned their financial
interests with our Company’s performance. This combination will provide the
capital BRCC needs to grow, serve great coffee, and move us closer to our goal
of hiring 10,000 Veterans as we open more stores nationwide.”
Joe
Reece, Executive Chairman of SBEA, added, “When SBEA went public earlier this
year, we made a commitment to our investors and partners to identify a
fundamentally sound business with high-integrity leadership and a strong growth
trajectory. We have made good on that commitment by entering into this merger
agreement with BRCC. Evan and the rest of the BRCC team have built a powerful
consumer brand that is achieving impressive revenue growth and gross margins
while catalyzing positive impact across the long-underserved Veteran and first
responder communities. We have aligned our sponsor interests to BRCC’s
performance because we are such strong believers in the Company’s future as it
gains the capital necessary to accelerate its growth, expand its offerings,
consistently delight customers and give back to the communities in which it
operates. The entire SilverBox-Engaged team is proud to partner with BRCC.”