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

Roche Holdings, Inc. to acquire GenMark Diagnostics, Inc.

Announced Mar 15, 2021 · Closed Apr 22, 2021

Deal value$1.80BEV $1.79B
Premium43.0%To unaffected price
EV / Adj. EBITDA—10.4x EV / Revenue
ConsiderationAll cash$24.05 per share

Transaction

Acquirer
Roche Holdings, Inc.
Target
GenMark Diagnostics, Inc.
Buyer type
Strategic
Offer price per share
$24.05
Enterprise value
$1.79B
Status
Closed Apr 22, 2021

Deal protections

Break fee (target pays)
$61.5M · 3.4%
Reverse fee (buyer pays)
—
Go-shop
—
Financing
—

Advisors

To the acquirer
Citigroup
To the target
JPMorgan
JPMorgan fee
$28.0M

Sector context · Healthcare

Comparable deals
13 in the prior 24 months
Premium
43.0% vs. 52.9% sector median
EV / Adj. EBITDA
Sector median 11.6x
Break fee
3.4% vs. 3.0% sector median

Timeline

  1. AnnouncedMar 15, 2021
  2. Tender offerMar 25, 2021
  3. ClosedApr 22, 2021

Valuation · fairness opinions

Trading comparables$7.75$19.25
Precedent transactions$8.75$21.50
Discounted cash flow$14.75$21.25
Offer $24.05

Implied value per GenMark Diagnostics, Inc. share by analysis, from JPMorgan · DCF discount rate 10%–12%.

Sources
  • 8-K · Mar 15, 2021

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.