The Guardian: Mergers & Acquisitions

MARCH 19, 2024

The Anglo-Swedish company struck an agreement to acquire Fusion Pharmaceuticals, which is developing next-generation radioconjugates that offer an alternative to chemotherapy and radiotherapy.

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The Guardian: Mergers & Acquisitions

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Gracell Biotechnologies acquisition marks China’s growing importance to the Anglo-Swedish drugmaker AstraZeneca has struck a deal to buy a Chinese cancer therapy company for up to $1.2bn (£950m), as Britain’s biggest drugmaker expands its footprint in its second-largest market.

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Cooley M&A

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Alexion Pharmaceuticals (Del. This dynamic has increased the number of earnout/milestone disputes and is influencing how earnout provisions are negotiated in acquisition agreements. By July 2018, J&J began considering an acquisition of Auris to have iPlatform as a backup plan for Verb. In both Fortis v.

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How2Exit

MARCH 31, 2024

Get the Insider Tips You Need to Secure Your Deal - Watch Here rn rn About the Guest(s): rn Patrick O'Connell is an experienced mergers and acquisitions (M&A) advisor with a profound depth of knowledge in buying and selling small businesses valued between one to $20 million. b' E200: Buying or Selling a Small Business?

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The Guardian: Mergers & Acquisitions

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Move follows fears over jobs and control when private equity firm CD&R entered talks to buy Opella for €16bn The French government is to take a stake in the pharmaceutical company Sanofi’s consumer healthcare division to try to quell a backlash as the US private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice enters talks to buy the unit for €16bn (£13.3bn). (..)

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Wizenius

APRIL 27, 2023

One specific area where these laws are frequently applied is in the context of merger and acquisition transactions. To prevent this from happening, governments often have laws in place that regulate mergers and acquisitions to ensure that they do not create or enhance a monopoly or otherwise harm competition.

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InvestmentBank.com

AUGUST 14, 2019

The benefits of VR are not limited to language immersion, architecture, interior design, space expedition, biology, chemistry or pharmaceutical practices. They also have developed Daydream Labs where employees can be trained visually and interactively, resulting in a faster learning process [9].

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Sun Acquisitions

AUGUST 22, 2024

To mitigate these risks and build more resilient supply chains, companies are increasingly turning to strategic mergers and acquisitions (M&A). Strategic mergers and acquisitions offer a powerful tool to build more resilient supply chains.

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Cooley M&A

JANUARY 23, 2024

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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The Harvard Law School Forum

JUNE 16, 2023

In recent months, the life sciences industry has seen the reemergence of contingent value rights, or CVRs, in public company acquisitions as a way to bridge a valuation gap between buyers and sellers. Executive Summary This study addresses CVRs, the public M&A analog to the earnout used in private deals, which can be price-driven (e.g.,

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M&A Leadership Council

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Example : Consider a merger where the primary goal is expanding market share by integrating sales teams. A strategic IMO Lead wouldn’t stop at Day 1 integration; they’d chart a multi-year plan for how the sales team’s merger contributes to larger corporate objectives, like boosting revenue in underperforming regions.

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Benchmark International

APRIL 18, 2024

The healthcare sector is primarily segmented into pharmaceuticals, services, devices, and others. According to Verified Market Research, the global healthcare market will reach $665.37 billion by 2028. By application, the industry is categorized by cardiovascular, oncology, anti-infection, central nervous system, respiratory, and others.

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Focus Investment Banking

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Washington, DC, (October 20, 2023) – FOCUS Investment Banking (“FOCUS”), a national middle market investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, divestiture and corporate finance services, announced today that Bearing Distributors, Inc. Schrimsher, President & CEO for Applied. With locations across the U.S.

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The Harvard Law School Forum

JUNE 16, 2023

In recent months, the life sciences industry has seen the reemergence of contingent value rights, or CVRs, in public company acquisitions as a way to bridge a valuation gap between buyers and sellers. Executive Summary This study addresses CVRs, the public M&A analog to the earnout used in private deals, which can be price-driven (e.g.,

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Devensoft

AUGUST 22, 2023

Understanding Freelance Modeling in M&A In the realm of mergers and acquisitions (M&A), freelance modeling emerges as a dynamic and adaptive methodology, offering a departure from traditional approaches. Illustrating this transformative power, consider a merger between a software giant and a cybersecurity startup.

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Devensoft

JUNE 19, 2023

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) constitute intricate and frequently risky transactions with significant implications for stakeholders. Here are some case studies of successful rationalization in M&A: Pfizer and Wyeth In 2009, Pfizer acquired Wyeth , a global pharmaceutical company, for $68 billion.

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Benchmark International

AUGUST 1, 2023

Benchmark International is pleased to announce the acquisition of Wicklow-based Paramount Packaging by Mediahuis Ireland, through its Reach Group subsidiary.

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Cooley M&A

OCTOBER 29, 2018

M&A practitioners have long advised boards of directors that the Delaware courts have never found that the events or circumstances in a particular transaction met the contractual standard of having a material adverse effect (or MAE) as defined in a merger or acquisition agreement. The Merger Agreement. 2018-0300-JTL (Del.

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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.

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M&A Leadership Council

AUGUST 15, 2022

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. Sometimes spin-offs precede mergers.

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Cooley M&A

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

No longer just “acquihires,” today’s innovation-driven acquisition is focused on talent retention. One familiar technique used by sophisticated tech buyers is a holdback structure that subjects a portion of key employees’ merger consideration to revesting. The typical revesting period for these arrangements is 24 to 36 months.

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Peak Frameworks

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

For example, while a pharmaceutical company focused solely on shareholder value might prioritize high-margin drugs for rare conditions, a stakeholder-oriented approach might consider affordability and broader societal health needs , as seen with Gilead's approach to its HIV medications.

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Cooley M&A

JANUARY 22, 2021

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. Life Sciences Enters the SPAC Party, But Will Reverse Merger Suitors Join In?

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The New York Times: Mergers, Acquisitions and Dive

OCTOBER 16, 2023

The pharmacy chain, one of the country’s largest, faces more than a thousand lawsuits that say it filled illegal prescriptions for painkillers.

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The New York Times: Mergers, Acquisitions and Dive

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Students and parent volunteers from a school in Washington State said in a lawsuit that they had become sick after being exposed to chemicals known as P.C.B.s. that had dripped from light fixtures.

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Software Equity Group

JUNE 6, 2023

 Ideagen is a leading provider of software solutions to regulated and high-compliance industries, including pharmaceutical, aerospace and defense, and life sciences. The Tritan-Ideagen deal demonstrates the value of strategic acquisitions as a method for entering new markets and expanding globally.

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Devensoft

AUGUST 24, 2023

By melding the proficiencies, assets, and potentials residing within distinct business sectors or entities under a single organizational umbrella, the practice of mergers and acquisitions unveils dormant possibilities, propels inventive evolution, and champions the delivery of unparalleled outcomes. Short on time? Limited on time?

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The Guardian: Mergers & Acquisitions

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Britain’s biggest drugmaker acquires Seattle-based firm Icosavax, expanding vaccine and immune therapy business AstraZeneca is buying its first vaccine company in a $1.1bn deal that will expand the vaccine and immune therapy business it set up during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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The New York Times: Mergers, Acquisitions and Dive

DECEMBER 22, 2023

The deal is a bet on the growing market for psychiatric and neurological drugs.

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The New York Times: Mergers, Acquisitions and Dive

MAY 16, 2023

The Federal Trade Commission said the deal would enable Amgen to “entrench” the monopoly positions of two Horizon drugs that lack competition.

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Cooley M&A

JANUARY 20, 2022

1] Major all-cash acquisitions have followed, such as Arena Pharmaceutical’s agreement to sell to Pfizer for $6.7 1] Major all-cash acquisitions have followed, such as Arena Pharmaceutical’s agreement to sell to Pfizer for $6.7 billion , Acceleron Pharma’s agreement to sell to Merck for $11.5 With COVID?19

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The Deal

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

While the issue has been intensifying over the past decade, in July the Biden administration proposed new merger guidelines to further protect competition. Additional considerations include how the DOJ and FTC are evaluating transactions including consent decrees, remedy acceptance and merger challenges, Macy said.

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Cooley M&A

APRIL 7, 2017

The term “indication” is often used in the biotech/pharmaceutical industry as a term of art, and to describe both developmental as well as commercial milestone events in an acquisition agreement. Throughout the trial, it was evident that the word had various meanings during the negotiations.

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OfficeHours

JANUARY 26, 2024

Some dealmakers claim the impact of elections on mergers and acquisitions is minimal. billion acquisition of Qualtrics International Inc. Veterinary pharmaceuticals firm Dechra Pharmaceuticals Plc , which EQT agreed to buy for around £4.5 and Permira’s €14 billion ($15.2 billion ($5.7

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Cooley M&A

JULY 21, 2021

Here is a breakdown of the key aspects of the order that affect tech and life sciences companies, and what to expect around the corner: Expect increased merger scrutiny. The White House called for the antitrust agencies to correct course and “challenge prior bad mergers the past administration did not previously challenge.”.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

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.

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MergersCorp M&A International

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

His presidency brought with it a unique set of policies and attitudes that would directly influence the realm of mergers and acquisitions (M&A). These regulatory rollbacks naturally benefitted companies considering mergers and acquisitions. Foreign companies sought to acquire U.S.

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