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M&A · Healthcare · Pharmaceutical Preparations

Shin Nippon Biomedical Laboratories, Ltd. to acquire Satsuma Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Announced Apr 16, 2023 · Closed Jun 8, 2023

Deal value$30MEV $14M
Premium—To unaffected price
EV / Adj. EBITDA—
ConsiderationAll cash$0.91 per share

Transaction

Acquirer
Shin Nippon Biomedical Laboratories, Ltd.
Target
Satsuma Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Buyer type
Strategic
Offer price per share
$0.91
Enterprise value
$14M
Status
Closed Jun 8, 2023

Deal protections

Break fee (target pays)
$0.9M · 3.0%
Reverse fee (buyer pays)
—
Go-shop
No-shop
Financing
No financing condition

Advisors

To the acquirer
Not disclosed
To the target
Lazard, Houlihan Lokey
Houlihan Lokey fee
$1.4M

Sector context · Healthcare

Comparable deals
77 in the prior 24 months
Premium
Sector median 49.0%
EV / Adj. EBITDA
Sector median 21.1x
Break fee
3.0% vs. 3.5% sector median

Timeline

  1. AnnouncedApr 16, 2023
  2. Tender offerMay 5, 2023
  3. ClosedJun 8, 2023

Valuation · fairness opinions

Liquidation$0.65$0.79
Offer $0.91

Implied value per Satsuma Pharmaceuticals, Inc. share by analysis, from Houlihan Lokey.

Sources
  • SC TO-C (EX-99.1) · Apr 17, 2023
  • 8-K · Apr 17, 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.