CALGARY, AB, Nov. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ - Parkland Corporation ("Parkland", "we", "our", or "the Company") (TSX: PKI) is pleased to announce that through its wholly owned U.S. subsidiaries (collectively, "Parkland USA"), it has entered into an agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of Urbieta Oil Co. and certain of its affiliates (collectively, "Urbieta"). This acquisition complements Parkland's existing Florida commercial business by establishing a large retail and convenience growth platform with high quality real estate in Miami.
"This acquisition advances our growth strategy to increase our convenience retail presence in a region where we have had success with fuel supply and commercial operations," said Doug Haugh, President of Parkland USA. "Adding the Urbieta stores nearly doubles our U.S. retail business, provides immediate scale in a resilient, fast-growing market, and creates opportunity to meet customers' needs through our ON the RUN convenience brand".
Family owned and operated since 1974, Urbieta is a well-established retail, convenience, and fuel distribution business with 2020 annual fuel sales of approximately 465 million litres. Urbieta's operations are concentrated in the Miami market. The transaction includes 94 retail locations including the real estate purchase of 54 strategic sites.
"In addition to adding an exceptional team, this acquisition provides a springboard for growth in the Southern Florida market with close proximity to our Caribbean business," added Haugh. "The fragmented U.S. market presents a long runway of consolidation opportunities for Parkland to build scale, and better serve our customers. We will remain disciplined in our appraisal of the opportunities we see in front of us."
The valuation metrics of this transaction reflect Urbieta's scale, significant retail weighting and the purchase of strategic real estate. Gross profit from the acquired assets is split approximately 85 percent retail and 15 percent commercial and wholesale operations. 90 percent of the transaction consideration will be funded out of existing credit facility capacity, and the remaining 10 percent with Parkland common shares issued from treasury. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2021.