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M&A · Healthcare · Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research

eMed, LLC to acquire Science 37 Holdings, Inc.

Announced Jan 29, 2024 · Closed Mar 12, 2024

Deal value$38M
Premium21.3%To unaffected price
EV / Adj. EBITDA—
ConsiderationAll cash$5.75 per share

Transaction

Acquirer
eMed, LLC
Target
Science 37 Holdings, Inc.
Buyer type
Strategic
Offer price per share
$5.75
Enterprise value
—
Status
Closed Mar 12, 2024

Deal protections

Break fee (target pays)
$1.4M · 3.7%
Reverse fee (buyer pays)
—
Go-shop
No-shop
Financing
No financing condition

Advisors

To the acquirer
Not disclosed
To the target
William Blair

Sector context · Healthcare

Comparable deals
103 in the prior 24 months
Premium
21.3% vs. 53.0% sector median
EV / Adj. EBITDA
Sector median 17.1x
Break fee
3.7% vs. 3.5% sector median

Timeline

  1. AnnouncedJan 29, 2024
  2. Tender offerFeb 12, 2024
  3. ClosedMar 12, 2024

Valuation · fairness opinions

Discounted cash flow$4.62$11.10
Liquidation$2.99$4.24
Offer $5.75

Implied value per Science 37 Holdings, Inc. share by analysis, from William Blair · DCF discount rate 22%–24%.

Sources
  • 8-K (EX-99) · Jan 29, 2024
  • SC TO-C (EX-99.1) · Jan 29, 2024
  • 8-K · Jan 29, 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.