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M&A · Healthcare · Pharmaceutical Preparations

ANI Pharmaceuticals Inc to acquire Alimera Sciences Inc

Announced Jun 24, 2024 · Closed Sep 16, 2024

Deal value$381MEV $343M
Premium75.0%To unaffected price
EV / Adj. EBITDA28.0x3.8x EV / Revenue
ConsiderationAll cash$5.50 per share

Transaction

Acquirer
ANI Pharmaceuticals Inc (ANIP)
Target
Alimera Sciences Inc (ALIM)
Buyer type
Strategic
Offer price per share
$5.50
Enterprise value
$343M
Status
Closed Sep 16, 2024

Deal protections

Break fee (target pays)
$10.4M · 2.7%
Reverse fee (buyer pays)
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Go-shop
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Financing
Committed · JPMorgan

Advisors

To the acquirer
Guggenheim, Raymond James
To the target
Centerview, Perella Weinberg
Centerview fee
$11.0M

Sector context · Healthcare

Comparable deals
108 in the prior 24 months
Premium
75.0% vs. 63.0% sector median
EV / Adj. EBITDA
28.0x vs. 17.1x sector median
Break fee
2.7% vs. 3.5% sector median

Timeline

  1. AnnouncedJun 24, 2024
  2. Proxy filedJul 24, 2024
  3. Definitive proxyAug 8, 2024
  4. Shareholder voteSep 4, 2024
  5. ClosedSep 16, 2024

Valuation · fairness opinions

Trading comparables$1.55$3.40
Precedent transactions$3.95$6.25
Discounted cash flow$4.15$4.95
Analyst price targets$6.00$10.00
Precedent transactions$4.10$5.35
Offer $5.50

Implied value per Alimera Sciences Inc share by analysis, from Centerview · DCF discount rate 11.5%–14%.

Sources
  • 8-K (EX-99) · Jun 24, 2024
  • 425 (EX-99.1) · Jun 24, 2024
  • 8-K · Jun 24, 2024

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.