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M&A · Healthcare · Biological Products, (No Diagnostic Substances)

Roche Holdings Inc to acquire Poseida Therapeutics, Inc.

Announced Nov 25, 2024 · Closed Jan 8, 2025

Deal value$1.00BEV $1.01B
Premium215.0%To unaffected price
EV / Adj. EBITDA—6.7x EV / Revenue
ConsiderationAll cash$9.00 per share

Transaction

Acquirer
Roche Holdings Inc
Target
Poseida Therapeutics, Inc. (PSTX)
Buyer type
Strategic
Offer price per share
$9.00
Enterprise value
$1.01B
Status
Closed Jan 8, 2025

Deal protections

Break fee (target pays)
$33.4M · 3.3%
Reverse fee (buyer pays)
$33.4M · 3.3%
Go-shop
No-shop
Financing
No financing condition

Advisors

To the acquirer
Citigroup
To the target
Centerview

Sector context · Healthcare

Comparable deals
92 in the prior 24 months
Premium
215.0% vs. 67.0% sector median
EV / Adj. EBITDA
Sector median 17.1x
Break fee
3.3% vs. 3.5% sector median

Timeline

  1. AnnouncedNov 25, 2024
  2. Tender offerDec 9, 2024
  3. ClosedJan 8, 2025
Sources
  • 8-K (EX-99) · Nov 26, 2024
  • SC TO-C (EX-99.1) · Nov 26, 2024
  • 8-K · Nov 26, 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.