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M&A · Healthcare · Pharmaceutical Preparations

AbbVie Inc. to acquire Landos Biopharma, Inc.

Announced Mar 25, 2024 · Closed May 23, 2024

Deal value$138MEV $138M
Premium161.0%To unaffected price
EV / Adj. EBITDA—
ConsiderationAll cash$20.42 per share

Transaction

Acquirer
AbbVie Inc. (ABBV)
Target
Landos Biopharma, Inc.
Buyer type
Strategic
Offer price per share
$20.42
Enterprise value
$138M
Status
Closed May 23, 2024

Deal protections

Break fee (target pays)
$7.0M · 5.1%
Reverse fee (buyer pays)
—
Go-shop
No-shop
Financing
No financing condition

Advisors

To the acquirer
Not disclosed
To the target
Jefferies

Sector context · Healthcare

Comparable deals
108 in the prior 24 months
Premium
161.0% vs. 52.5% sector median
EV / Adj. EBITDA
Sector median 17.1x
Break fee
5.1% vs. 3.5% sector median

Timeline

  1. AnnouncedMar 25, 2024
  2. Proxy filedApr 15, 2024
  3. Definitive proxyApr 25, 2024
  4. Shareholder voteMay 23, 2024
  5. ClosedMay 23, 2024

Valuation · fairness opinions

Discounted cash flow$14.51$24.90
Offer $20.42

Implied value per Landos Biopharma, Inc. share by analysis, from Jefferies.

Sources
  • 8-K (EX-99) · Mar 25, 2024
  • 8-K · Mar 25, 2024
  • DEFA14A · Mar 25, 2024
  • 8-K (EX-99.1) · May 23, 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.