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M&A · Healthcare · Pharmaceutical Preparations

Pyxis Oncology, Inc. to acquire Apexigen, Inc.

Announced May 24, 2023 · Closed Aug 23, 2023

Deal value$16MEV $16M
Premium—To unaffected price
EV / Adj. EBITDA—
ConsiderationAll stock$0.64 per share

Transaction

Acquirer
Pyxis Oncology, Inc. (PYXS)
Target
Apexigen, Inc. (APGN)
Buyer type
Strategic
Offer price per share
$0.64
Enterprise value
$16M
Status
Closed Aug 23, 2023

Deal protections

Break fee (target pays)
$0.6M · 3.6%
Reverse fee (buyer pays)
—
Go-shop
No-shop
Financing
—

Advisors

To the acquirer
Not disclosed
To the target
Ladenburg Thalmann

Sector context · Healthcare

Comparable deals
81 in the prior 24 months
Premium
Sector median 50.0%
EV / Adj. EBITDA
Sector median 19.3x
Break fee
3.6% vs. 3.5% sector median

Timeline

  1. AnnouncedMay 24, 2023
  2. Proxy filedJun 30, 2023
  3. Definitive proxyJun 30, 2023
  4. Shareholder voteAug 22, 2023
  5. ClosedAug 23, 2023
Sources
  • 8-K (EX-99.1) · May 24, 2023
  • 425 · May 24, 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.