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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. Why did life sciences outperform the market? The last quarter of the year ended with a surge of deal activity.

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

Cooley M&A

Amid depressed valuations, biotechnology companies also saw an increasing number of demands from activist investors that in certain cases led to more deal activity. For example, the sale of Horizon Therapeutics to Amgen for approximately $28 billion was the third-largest all-cash transaction in the pharmaceutical sector in history.

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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. company to hit a $1 trillion valuation , it directly benefited shareholders. By virtue of their ownership, they possess a direct financial interest in the company's success.

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Cooley’s 2020 Life Sciences M&A Year in Review

Cooley M&A

The second half of the year witnessed a rebound spurred by several multibillion-dollar deals, including Gilead’s acquisition of Immunomedics for nearly $21 billion and AstraZeneca’s proposed acquisition of Alexion Pharmaceuticals for $39 billion. While deal value was down for the year, deal volume was relatively stable (down only 2.0%

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Spot Cyber & IT Challenges Through Improved Due Diligence

M&A Leadership Council

Second, impact to deal valuation or terms. Concerning valuation or deal terms, the earlier you detect a breach or a strong possibility of a breach, the better so you can help corporate development decide how best to address the issues. MH: We often talk about due diligence findings in three successive phases.

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Spot Cyber & IT Challenges

M&A Leadership Council

Second, impact to deal valuation or terms. Concerning valuation or deal terms, the earlier you detect a breach or a strong possibility of a breach, the better so you can help corporate development decide how best to address the issues. MH: We often talk about due diligence findings in three successive phases.

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Cooley’s 2021 Life Sciences M&A Year in Review

Cooley M&A

1] Major all-cash acquisitions have followed, such as Arena Pharmaceutical’s agreement to sell to Pfizer for $6.7 Midsize pharmaceutical buyers pursuing opportunistic acquisition strategies, with robust capital markets and high valuations having limited the pool of attractive assets available in recent years.

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