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

Abbott Laboratories to acquire Cardiovascular Systems Inc

Announced Feb 8, 2023 · Closed Apr 27, 2023

Deal value$890MEV $830M
Premium47.3%To unaffected price
EV / Adj. EBITDA—3.5x EV / Revenue
ConsiderationNot disclosed$20.00 per share

Transaction

Acquirer
Abbott Laboratories (ABT)
Target
Cardiovascular Systems Inc
Buyer type
Strategic
Offer price per share
$20.00
Enterprise value
$830M
Status
Closed Apr 27, 2023

Deal protections

Break fee (target pays)
$26.5M · 3.0%
Reverse fee (buyer pays)
$26.5M · 3.0%
Go-shop
No-shop
Financing
No financing condition

Advisors

To the acquirer
Not disclosed
To the target
JPMorgan
JPMorgan fee
$15.5M

Sector context · Healthcare

Comparable deals
76 in the prior 24 months
Premium
47.3% vs. 47.9% sector median
EV / Adj. EBITDA
Sector median 20.4x
Break fee
3.0% vs. 3.5% sector median

Timeline

  1. AnnouncedFeb 8, 2023
  2. Proxy filedMar 13, 2023
  3. Definitive proxyMar 23, 2023
  4. Shareholder voteApr 27, 2023
  5. ClosedApr 27, 2023

Valuation · fairness opinions

Trading comparables$13.75$24.75
Precedent transactions$19.00$31.75
Discounted cash flow$17.00$25.00
Offer $20.00

Implied value per Cardiovascular Systems Inc share by analysis, from JPMorgan · DCF discount rate 10.5%–12.5%.

Sources
  • 8-K · Feb 9, 2023

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.