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M&A · Healthcare · Pharmaceutical Preparations

Sanofi to acquire Kadmon Holdings, Inc.

Announced Sep 8, 2021 · Closed Nov 9, 2021

Deal value$1.90BEV $2.07B
Premium79.0%To unaffected price
EV / Adj. EBITDA—
ConsiderationAll cash$9.50 per share

Transaction

Acquirer
Sanofi (SNY)
Target
Kadmon Holdings, Inc.
Buyer type
Strategic
Offer price per share
$9.50
Enterprise value
$2.07B
Status
Closed Nov 9, 2021

Deal protections

Break fee (target pays)
$60.1M · 3.2%
Reverse fee (buyer pays)
—
Go-shop
No-shop
Financing
No financing condition

Advisors

To the acquirer
Not disclosed
To the target
Cantor Fitzgerald, Moelis
Cantor Fitzgerald fee
$15.0M

Sector context · Healthcare

Comparable deals
26 in the prior 24 months
Premium
79.0% vs. 43.0% sector median
EV / Adj. EBITDA
Sector median 20.4x
Break fee
3.2% vs. 3.3% sector median

Timeline

  1. AnnouncedSep 8, 2021
  2. Proxy filedSep 21, 2021
  3. Definitive proxyOct 4, 2021
  4. Shareholder voteNov 5, 2021
  5. ClosedNov 9, 2021

Valuation · fairness opinions

Trading comparablesCantor Fitzgerald$2.73$7.27
Precedent transactionsCantor Fitzgerald$6.66$10.25
Precedent transactionsCantor Fitzgerald$5.63$10.01
Discounted cash flowCantor Fitzgerald$8.33$11.99
Discounted cash flowMoelis$8.50$12.21
Trading comparablesMoelis$4.73$7.25
Trading comparablesMoelis$6.24$11.74
Precedent transactionsMoelis$3.85$7.23
Precedent transactionsMoelis$7.82$12.35
Offer $9.50

Implied value per Kadmon Holdings, Inc. share by analysis, from Cantor Fitzgerald and Moelis · DCF discount rate 9.5%–11.5%.

Sources
  • 8-K (EX-99) · Sep 8, 2021
  • 8-K · Sep 8, 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.