Spinoff spotlight: IAA Inc.

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IAA INC. $40 is a hold. The company (New York symbol IAA; Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 133.9 million; Market cap: $5.4 billion; No dividend paid; Takeover Target Rating: Highest; www.iaai.com) salvages damaged vehicles and sells them through online auctions. In June 2019, KAR Auction Services Inc. (New York symbol KAR) spun off IAA as a separate firm. KAR shareholders received one share of IAA for every share of the parent. In November 2022, IAA accepted a friendly takeover offer from Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Inc (Toronto symbol RBA). However, due to opposition from activist shareholders, Ritchie improved its original offer from $10.00 U.S. in cash and 0.5804 Ritchie shares for each IAA share to $12.80 U.S. in cash plus 0.5252 shares. Ritchie shareholders will own 63% of the combined company, with IAA investors holding the remaining 37%. Ritchie will also pay its investors a special dividend of $1.08 U.S. a share. Both IAA and Ritchie investors have now accepted the deal, so IAA shareholders should tender their…