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M&A · Healthcare · Pharmaceutical Preparations

Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc to acquire Biodelivery Sciences International Inc

Announced Feb 14, 2022 · Closed Mar 22, 2022

Deal value$604MEV $562M
Premium54.0%To unaffected price
EV / Adj. EBITDA10.3x3.4x EV / Revenue
ConsiderationAll cash$5.60 per share

Transaction

Acquirer
Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc (COLL)
Target
Biodelivery Sciences International Inc (BDSI)
Buyer type
Strategic
Offer price per share
$5.60
Enterprise value
$562M
Status
Closed Mar 22, 2022

Deal protections

Break fee (target pays)
$18.1M · 3.0%
Reverse fee (buyer pays)
—
Go-shop
—
Financing
—

Advisors

To the acquirer
Jefferies
To the target
Moelis

Sector context · Healthcare

Comparable deals
36 in the prior 24 months
Premium
54.0% vs. 45.5% sector median
EV / Adj. EBITDA
10.3x vs. 20.4x sector median
Break fee
3.0% vs. 3.4% sector median

Timeline

  1. AnnouncedFeb 14, 2022
  2. Tender offerFeb 14, 2022
  3. ClosedMar 22, 2022

Valuation · fairness opinions

Discounted cash flow$4.65$5.95
Discounted cash flow$4.85$6.20
Precedent transactions$5.15$5.85
Trading comparables$3.35$4.80
Trading comparables$3.30$4.15
Offer $5.60

Implied value per Biodelivery Sciences International Inc share by analysis, from Moelis.

Sources
  • 8-K (EX-99.1) · Feb 14, 2022
  • SC TO-C (EX-99.1) · Feb 14, 2022

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.