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M&A · Healthcare · Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus

DiaSorin S.p.A. to acquire Luminex Corp

Announced Apr 11, 2021 · Closed Jul 14, 2021

Deal value$1.80BEV $1.69B
Premium23.1%To unaffected price
EV / Adj. EBITDA19.3x4.1x EV / Revenue
ConsiderationAll cash$37.00 per share

Transaction

Acquirer
DiaSorin S.p.A.
Target
Luminex Corp
Buyer type
Strategic
Offer price per share
$37.00
Enterprise value
$1.69B
Status
Closed Jul 14, 2021

Deal protections

Break fee (target pays)
$59.2M · 3.3%
Reverse fee (buyer pays)
—
Go-shop
—
Financing
No financing condition

Advisors

To the acquirer
Morgan Stanley, Citigroup
To the target
Perella Weinberg

Sector context · Healthcare

Comparable deals
14 in the prior 24 months
Premium
23.1% vs. 52.8% sector median
EV / Adj. EBITDA
19.3x vs. 11.6x sector median
Break fee
3.3% vs. 3.2% sector median

Timeline

  1. AnnouncedApr 11, 2021
  2. Proxy filedMay 7, 2021
  3. Definitive proxyMay 20, 2021
  4. Shareholder voteJun 21, 2021
  5. ClosedJul 14, 2021

Valuation · fairness opinions

Trading comparables$25.47$39.62
Trading comparables$21.52$30.26
Precedent transactions$28.34$44.61
Precedent transactions$27.48$31.75
Discounted cash flow$28.94$39.57
Offer $37.00

Implied value per Luminex Corp share by analysis, from Perella Weinberg · DCF discount rate 7.5%–8.5%.

Sources
  • 8-K · Apr 12, 2021

Adj. EBITDA is operating income + D&A + impairment, restructuring, deal costs and stock compensation, less any large gain on a sale, last twelve months, from the target's filings. Calculated by Castle, so it can differ from a bank's adjusted figure.

Prepared with Castle from public SEC EDGAR filings. Figures are extracted automatically; verify against the source documents. Not investment advice.