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M&A · Healthcare · Pharmaceutical Preparations

Amgen Inc to acquire ChemoCentryx, Inc.

Announced Aug 4, 2022 · Closed Oct 20, 2022

Deal value$3.70BEV $3.70B
Premium116.0%To unaffected price
EV / Adj. EBITDA—
ConsiderationAll cash$52.00 per share

Transaction

Acquirer
Amgen Inc (AMGN)
Target
ChemoCentryx, Inc. (CCXI)
Buyer type
Strategic
Offer price per share
$52.00
Enterprise value
$3.70B
Status
Closed Oct 20, 2022

Deal protections

Break fee (target pays)
$119M · 3.2%
Reverse fee (buyer pays)
—
Go-shop
No-shop
Financing
No financing condition

Advisors

To the acquirer
PJT Partners
To the target
Goldman Sachs

Sector context · Healthcare

Comparable deals
55 in the prior 24 months
Premium
116.0% vs. 47.0% sector median
EV / Adj. EBITDA
Sector median 17.4x
Break fee
3.2% vs. 3.4% sector median

Timeline

  1. AnnouncedAug 4, 2022
  2. Proxy filedAug 31, 2022
  3. Definitive proxySep 14, 2022
  4. Shareholder voteOct 18, 2022
  5. ClosedOct 20, 2022

Valuation · fairness opinions

Other analysis$41.01$45.91
Other analysis$51.80$59.60
Premiums paid$34.21$44.68
52-week trading range$40.10$53.06
Offer $52.00

Implied value per ChemoCentryx, Inc. share by analysis, from Goldman Sachs · DCF discount rate 11.5%–13.5%.

Sources
  • 8-K (EX-99.1) · Aug 4, 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.