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M&A · Healthcare · Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus

Johnson & Johnson to acquire Abiomed Inc

Announced Nov 1, 2022 · Closed Dec 22, 2022

Deal value$16.60BEV $16.60B
Premium47.0%To unaffected price
EV / Adj. EBITDA49.2x15.7x EV / Revenue
ConsiderationAll cash$380.00 per share

Transaction

Acquirer
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
Target
Abiomed Inc
Buyer type
Strategic
Offer price per share
$380.00
Enterprise value
$16.60B
Status
Closed Dec 22, 2022

Deal protections

Break fee (target pays)
$550M · 3.3%
Reverse fee (buyer pays)
—
Go-shop
No-shop
Financing
No financing condition

Advisors

To the acquirer
JPMorgan
To the target
Goldman Sachs

Sector context · Healthcare

Comparable deals
69 in the prior 24 months
Premium
47.0% vs. 47.0% sector median
EV / Adj. EBITDA
49.2x vs. 17.4x sector median
Break fee
3.3% vs. 3.4% sector median

Timeline

  1. AnnouncedNov 1, 2022
  2. Tender offerNov 15, 2022
  3. ClosedDec 22, 2022

Valuation · fairness opinions

Discounted cash flow$334.00$441.00
Future share price$259.00$498.00
Premiums paid$299.00$446.00
Precedent transactions$189.00$285.00
Offer $380.00

Implied value per Abiomed Inc share by analysis, from Goldman Sachs · DCF discount rate 11.5%–13%.

Sources
  • 8-K (EX-99) · Nov 1, 2022
  • SC TO-C (EX-99.2) · Nov 1, 2022
  • 8-K · Nov 1, 2022

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.