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

Johnson & Johnson to acquire Shockwave Medical, Inc.

Announced Apr 5, 2024 · Closed May 31, 2024

Deal value$13.10BEV $13.10B
Premium17.0%To unaffected price
EV / Adj. EBITDA—17.9x EV / Revenue
ConsiderationAll cash$335.00 per share

Transaction

Acquirer
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
Target
Shockwave Medical, Inc.
Buyer type
Strategic
Offer price per share
$335.00
Enterprise value
$13.10B
Status
Closed May 31, 2024

Deal protections

Break fee (target pays)
$448M · 3.4%
Reverse fee (buyer pays)
—
Go-shop
No-shop
Financing
No financing condition

Advisors

To the acquirer
JPMorgan
To the target
Perella Weinberg
Perella Weinberg fee
$92.7M

Sector context · Healthcare

Comparable deals
107 in the prior 24 months
Premium
17.0% vs. 53.0% sector median
EV / Adj. EBITDA
Sector median 17.1x
Break fee
3.4% vs. 3.5% sector median

Timeline

  1. AnnouncedApr 5, 2024
  2. Proxy filedApr 18, 2024
  3. Definitive proxyApr 29, 2024
  4. Shareholder voteMay 29, 2024
  5. ClosedMay 31, 2024

Valuation · fairness opinions

Precedent transactions$163.00$289.00
Precedent transactions$180.00$317.00
Discounted cash flow$237.00$357.00
Analyst price targets$165.00$290.00
Analyst price targets$165.00$361.00
Offer $335.00

Implied value per Shockwave Medical, Inc. share by analysis, from Perella Weinberg · DCF discount rate 11.25%–12.75%.

Sources
  • 8-K (EX-99) · Apr 5, 2024
  • 8-K · Apr 5, 2024
  • DEFA14A · Apr 5, 2024

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.