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M&A · Healthcare · Services-Health Services

CVS Health Corp to acquire Oak Street Health, Inc.

Announced Feb 8, 2023 · Closed May 2, 2023

Deal value$10.60BEV $10.60B
Premium73.0%To unaffected price
EV / Adj. EBITDA—
ConsiderationAll cash$39.00 per share

Transaction

Acquirer
CVS Health Corp (CVS)
Target
Oak Street Health, Inc. (OSH)
Buyer type
Strategic
Offer price per share
$39.00
Enterprise value
$10.60B
Status
Closed May 2, 2023

Deal protections

Break fee (target pays)
—
Reverse fee (buyer pays)
$500M · 4.7%
Go-shop
No-shop
Financing
No financing condition

Advisors

To the acquirer
Credit Suisse, Lazard
To the target
Centerview
Centerview fee
$79.3M

Sector context · Healthcare

Comparable deals
76 in the prior 24 months
Premium
73.0% vs. 47.3% sector median
EV / Adj. EBITDA
Sector median 20.4x
Break fee
Sector median 3.4%

Timeline

  1. AnnouncedFeb 8, 2023
  2. Proxy filedMar 9, 2023
  3. Definitive proxyMar 30, 2023
  4. Shareholder voteApr 28, 2023
  5. ClosedMay 2, 2023

Valuation · fairness opinions

Trading comparables$21.50$26.50
Precedent transactions$23.70$40.00
Discounted cash flow$29.50$48.30
Future share price$33.70$45.20
Analyst price targets$22.00$43.00
Offer $39.00

Implied value per Oak Street Health, Inc. share by analysis, from Centerview · DCF discount rate 11.25%–13.5%.

Sources
  • 8-K (EX-99.1) · Feb 8, 2023
  • DEFA14A · Feb 8, 2023
  • 8-K (EX-99.1) · May 2, 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.