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Yellow Wood’s $512mn Acquisition of Chapstick
By Dhruv Kotecha, Keerthi Komati, Ryan Luk and Aviral Jain (University of Nottingham) ; Varun Vinay Iyengar, Rui Lee and Ardia Daniswara, Kai Lim and Katerina Georgiou (King’s College London)Photo: Arpad Czapp (Unsplash)Overview of the dealAcquirer: Yellow Wood Partners Target: ChapStick Total Transaction Size: $512m Closed date: First half of 2024 Target advisor: Allen & Overy (legal)Acquirer advisor: internal Haleon team (legal)On 25th January 2024, Yellow Wood Partners, a Boston-based private
Blackstone’s $2.5bn Acquisition of Civica
By Ana Almeida, Caroline Brandvold, Morrison Dobere, Angelina Gart, Nick Laterza, and Aanjay Patel (Cornell University); Aviral Jain, Keerthi Komati, Dhruv Kotecha, Ryan Luk (University of Nottingham) Photo: Ilya Pavlov (Unsplash) Overview of the deal Acquirer: Blackstone Inc. Target: Civica Total Transaction Size: $2.5bn Expected Closing Date: Second quarter of 2024 Target advisor: Arma Partners (financial), Travers Smith LLP (legal) Acquirer advisor: Barclays and DC Advisory (financial), Sim
Overview: Merck’s $10.8 Billion Acquisition of Prometheus Biosciences
Basic Transaction Details: Acquiring Company Merck & Co. (NYSE: MRK) Target Company Prometheus Biosciences, Inc. Per Share EV $200 in cash Total Equity Value Approximately $10.8 Billion Announcement Date 16th June 2023 Financial Advisory Centerview Partners, Goldman Sachs (Prometheus…
Overview: Pfizer Makes Strategic Leap with $43 Billion Seagen Acquisition
Basic Transaction Details: Acquiring Company Pfizer Inc. Target Company Seagen Inc. Per Share Equity Value $229, at a premium of 35% Transaction Size $43 Billion Announcement Date 13th March 2023 Financial Advisory Centerview Partners (Seagen) Guggenheim Securities (Pfizer) Legal…
What are some drivers for healthcare M&As?
The global healthcare industry, boasting a staggering valuation of over $9 trillion, has witnessed an unprecedented upsurge in Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) in recent years. In the United States, healthcare M&A transactions amounted to a remarkable $315 billion in 2020. The aim of this article is t…
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