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Cooley’s 2023 Life Sciences M&A Year in Review: Potent Mix of Creativity and Resilience Spurs Activity Heading Into 2024

Cooley M&A

While the year saw an overall decline in M&A activity (down 17% from 2022) , total pharmaceuticals and life sciences deal value in 2023 increased by approximately 50% compared to 2022. billion; Bristol Myer Squibb’s acquisition of RayzeBio for $4.1 billion; and Roche’s acquisition of Carmot Therapeutics for up to $3.1

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Cooley’s 2022 Life Sciences M&A Year in Review

Cooley M&A

But it wasn’t all carve outs and concerned investors – even with the headwinds in the industry and beyond, there were still several traditional public M&A deals involving biotechnology or medical device companies, as large pharmaceutical companies continued to have cash to deploy for acquisitions.

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Shareholders vs. Stakeholders - Understanding Corporate Responsibilities

Peak Frameworks

For example, in the 2012 Facebook IPO, common shareholders gained exposure to the tech giant's fortunes, while also securing a say in corporate matters. For example, during the acquisition of Dell by Silver Lake Partners in 2013, understanding the shareholders' interests was paramount to offering the right price and terms.

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The Full Guide to Healthcare Private Equity, from Careers to Contradictions

Mergers and Inquisitions

PE firms view these companies as especially appealing since low multiples mean they can use higher debt percentages to fund the acquisitions. Fragmented Markets with Many Add-On Acquisition Opportunities – Private equity firms have been snapping up specialist physician practices in the U.S. Specifically, in the U.S.,

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Spot Cyber & IT Challenges Through Improved Due Diligence

M&A Leadership Council

For example, we supported a carve-out acquisition for a Fortune 50 energy sector client recently, where the business to be carved out was the large, regional field operation that stretched across half of the United States, but no IT assets and no IT people were initially included in the asset list.

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How Common are Postmerger Divestitures of Acquired Company Units?

M&A Leadership Council

Few companies divest units immediately following an acquisition (unless they are compelled to do so by antitrust regulators), but many companies divest them eventually. In any given year, nearly half of the acquisitions that occur come about because the sellers are divesting a company unit. What is a split-up?

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Spot Cyber & IT Challenges

M&A Leadership Council

For example, we supported a carve-out acquisition for a Fortune 50 energy sector client recently, where the business to be carved out was the large, regional field operation that stretched across half of the United States, but no IT assets and no IT people were initially included in the asset list.

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