Republic Wire, Inc.

private/Nexansprivate

Nexans to acquire Republic Wire for ~€680M

Pre-proxyhigh confidence

Key takeaways

Expected close: Jul 1, 2026.

Merger Arbeconomics, downside, days

Deal value

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Per-share offer

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Premium

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Days to close

16d overdue

Jul 1, 2026

Term fee

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Consideration—

AnnouncedApr 28, 2026

Days outstanding80d

Expected closeJul 1, 2026

Termination fee—

Reverse term fee—

Go-shop period—

Fiduciary out—

Financing conditionNo — fully committed

Debt commitment—

Insider lock-up—

Timelineannounced → close

Announced
Apr 28, 2026
Preliminary Proxy
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Definitive Proxy
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Record date
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Shareholder vote
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Expected close
Jul 1, 2026

Vote Mechanicsrecord / mailing / vote

Vote date—

Record date—

Mailing date—

Record → vote—

Threshold—

Min approvalparsed—

Shares outstanding—

Insider lock-up—

Regulatory & ConditionsHSR / EU / CFIUS / MAC

Closing conditions

applicable regulatory approvals
other customary closing conditions

Closing Conditionsapprovals · vote · financing · lockups

1 done · 0 pending · 1 total

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Financing· No financing condition

Interloper Riskcompeting bids, activist filers

No competing-bidder, activist, or dissident-proxy signals in the database for this target.

Advisors

No advisor data on record for this deal.

Sources

Press Release

Nexans announced on April 27, 2026, that it has signed an agreement to acquire 100% of Republic Wire, Inc., an American manufacturer of low-voltage copper and aluminum wire products headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, for a total enterprise value of approximately €680 million plus up to €43 million in earn-out. The acquisition complements Nexans' North American footprint and is expected to close in early Q3 2026, subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions. Nexans expects to generate approximately €23 million in run-rate synergies within 3 years and the transaction is expected to be immediately EPS accretive before synergies.

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