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

Boston Scientific Corp to acquire Apollo Endosurgery, Inc.

Announced Nov 29, 2022 · Closed Apr 4, 2023

Deal value$615MEV $615M
Premium67.0%To unaffected price
EV / Adj. EBITDA—8.6x EV / Revenue
ConsiderationAll cash$10.00 per share

Transaction

Acquirer
Boston Scientific Corp (BSX)
Target
Apollo Endosurgery, Inc. (APEN)
Buyer type
Strategic
Offer price per share
$10.00
Enterprise value
$615M
Status
Closed Apr 4, 2023

Deal protections

Break fee (target pays)
$19.0M · 3.1%
Reverse fee (buyer pays)
$50.0M · 8.1%
Go-shop
No-shop
Financing
—

Advisors

To the acquirer
Not disclosed
To the target
Piper Sandler
Piper Sandler fee
$12.2M

Sector context · Healthcare

Comparable deals
73 in the prior 24 months
Premium
67.0% vs. 47.0% sector median
EV / Adj. EBITDA
Sector median 18.4x
Break fee
3.1% vs. 3.4% sector median

Timeline

  1. AnnouncedNov 29, 2022
  2. Proxy filedDec 30, 2022
  3. Definitive proxyJan 10, 2023
  4. Shareholder voteFeb 9, 2023
  5. ClosedApr 4, 2023

Valuation · fairness opinions

Precedent transactions$8.09$8.41
Discounted cash flow$5.31$6.87
52-week trading range$3.49$9.11
52-week trading range$3.49$7.27
Offer $10.00

Implied value per Apollo Endosurgery, Inc. share by analysis, from Piper Sandler · DCF discount rate 11.8%–12.8%.

Sources
  • 8-K (EX-99.1) · Nov 29, 2022
  • DEFA14A · Nov 29, 2022
  • 8-K · Nov 30, 2022
  • DEFA14A · Feb 1, 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.