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M&A · Healthcare · Pharmaceutical Preparations

Eli Lilly & Co to acquire Sigilon Therapeutics, Inc.

Announced Jun 29, 2023 · Closed Aug 11, 2023

Deal value$485MEV $468M
Premium—To unaffected price
EV / Adj. EBITDA—32.0x EV / Revenue
ConsiderationAll cash$14.92 per share

Transaction

Acquirer
Eli Lilly & Co (LLY)
Target
Sigilon Therapeutics, Inc. (SGTX)
Buyer type
Strategic
Offer price per share
$14.92
Enterprise value
$468M
Status
Closed Aug 11, 2023

Deal protections

Break fee (target pays)
—
Reverse fee (buyer pays)
—
Go-shop
No-shop
Financing
No financing condition

Advisors

To the acquirer
Not disclosed
To the target
Lazard, Canaccord Genuity
Lazard fee
$3.0M

Sector context · Healthcare

Comparable deals
86 in the prior 24 months
Premium
Sector median 50.0%
EV / Adj. EBITDA
Sector median 17.4x
Break fee
Sector median 3.5%

Timeline

  1. AnnouncedJun 29, 2023
  2. Tender offerJul 13, 2023
  3. ClosedAug 11, 2023

Valuation · fairness opinions

Discounted cash flow$14.65$15.25
Discounted cash flow$12.65$16.65
Offer $14.92

Implied value per Sigilon Therapeutics, Inc. share by analysis, from Lazard · DCF discount rate 13%–15%.

Sources
  • SC TO-C (EX-99.1) · Jun 29, 2023
  • 8-K · Jun 29, 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.