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M&A · Healthcare · Pharmaceutical Preparations

Pfizer Inc to acquire Trillium Therapeutics Inc.

Announced Aug 23, 2021 · Closed Nov 17, 2021

Deal value$2.26BEV $2.09B
Premium204.0%To unaffected price
EV / Adj. EBITDA—
ConsiderationAll cash$18.50 per share

Transaction

Acquirer
Pfizer Inc (PFE)
Target
Trillium Therapeutics Inc.
Buyer type
Strategic
Offer price per share
$18.50
Enterprise value
$2.09B
Status
Closed Nov 17, 2021

Deal protections

Break fee (target pays)
$83.2M · 3.7%
Reverse fee (buyer pays)
—
Go-shop
No-shop
Financing
No financing condition

Advisors

To the acquirer
Not disclosed
To the target
Centerview
Centerview fee
$41.0M

Sector context · Healthcare

Comparable deals
24 in the prior 24 months
Premium
204.0% vs. 43.0% sector median
EV / Adj. EBITDA
Sector median 19.3x
Break fee
3.7% vs. 3.1% sector median

Timeline

  1. AnnouncedAug 23, 2021
  2. Proxy filedSep 13, 2021
  3. Definitive proxySep 27, 2021
  4. Shareholder voteOct 26, 2021
  5. ClosedNov 17, 2021

Valuation · fairness opinions

Trading comparables$6.35$14.50
Precedent transactions$10.50$18.50
Discounted cash flow$11.50$15.25
Analyst price targets$14.00$24.00
Discounted cash flow$10.05$11.90
Offer $18.50

Implied value per Trillium Therapeutics Inc. share by analysis, from Centerview · DCF discount rate 11%–13%.

Sources
  • 8-K (EX-99.2) · Aug 23, 2021
  • DEFA14A · Aug 23, 2021
  • 8-K (EX-99.1) · Nov 17, 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.