Cooley M&A

JANUARY 25, 2023

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. Let’s dig in.

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Cooley M&A

JANUARY 23, 2024

Strained access to public markets and funding The IPO market remained relatively inactive in 2023, leading many life sciences companies looking to raise funds to turn to other exit strategies. Moving into Q2 of 2023, roughly 29% of US public biotech companies traded below their cash value.

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Cooley M&A

JANUARY 25, 2023

Going further, rather than arranging upfront committed debt financing, Thoma Bravo opted to fund the purchase price for its announced $2.3 Looking forward, we should expect even more enforcement as the agencies continue to execute the Biden administration’s mandate for increased enforcement and receive additional funding for that mission.

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M&A Mergers and Acquisitions Private Equity Mergers 52

Cooley M&A

JANUARY 22, 2025

This approach, combining M&A and initial public offering (IPO) preparations on parallel tracks, allows companies to maximize optionality in an uncertain market. In particular, newly public companies are executing a playbook that uses stock-for-stock acquisitions as a core part of a fast-paced and high-growth strategy.

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