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M&A · Healthcare · Pharmaceutical Preparations

ONO Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. to acquire Deciphera Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Announced Apr 29, 2024 · Closed Jun 11, 2024

Deal value$2.40BEV $2.32B
Premium74.7%To unaffected price
EV / Adj. EBITDA—14.2x EV / Revenue
ConsiderationCash and stock$25.60 per share

Transaction

Acquirer
ONO Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Target
Deciphera Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Buyer type
Strategic
Offer price per share
$25.60
Enterprise value
$2.32B
Status
Closed Jun 11, 2024

Deal protections

Break fee (target pays)
$78.8M · 3.3%
Reverse fee (buyer pays)
—
Go-shop
No-shop
Financing
No financing condition

Advisors

To the acquirer
BofA Securities
To the target
JPMorgan
JPMorgan fee
$46.0M

Sector context · Healthcare

Comparable deals
106 in the prior 24 months
Premium
74.7% vs. 63.0% sector median
EV / Adj. EBITDA
Sector median 17.1x
Break fee
3.3% vs. 3.5% sector median

Timeline

  1. AnnouncedApr 29, 2024
  2. Tender offerMay 13, 2024
  3. ClosedJun 11, 2024

Valuation · fairness opinions

Trading comparables$10.25$31.60
Precedent transactions$15.80$34.05
Discounted cash flow$21.80$24.75
Offer $25.60

Implied value per Deciphera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. share by analysis, from JPMorgan · DCF discount rate 10.25%–12.25%.

Sources
  • 8-K (EX-99) · Apr 29, 2024
  • SC14D9C (EX-99.1) · Apr 29, 2024
  • 8-K · Apr 29, 2024
  • SC TO-C (EX-99.1) · Apr 30, 2024
  • SC14D9C (EX-99.3) · Apr 30, 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.