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M&A · Healthcare · Pharmaceutical Preparations

Assertio Holdings, Inc. to acquire Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Inc

Announced Apr 25, 2023 · Closed Aug 1, 2023

Deal value$234MEV $222M
Premium65.0%To unaffected price
EV / Adj. EBITDA—22.0x EV / Revenue
ConsiderationAll stock$1.14 per share

Transaction

Acquirer
Assertio Holdings, Inc. (ASRT)
Target
Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Inc (SPPI)
Buyer type
Strategic
Offer price per share
$1.14
Enterprise value
$222M
Status
Closed Aug 1, 2023

Deal protections

Break fee (target pays)
$8.3M · 3.5%
Reverse fee (buyer pays)
$8.3M · 3.5%
Go-shop
No-shop
Financing
No financing condition

Advisors

To the acquirer
Leerink Partners, H.C. Wainwright
To the target
Guggenheim
Leerink Partners fee
$4.3M
Guggenheim fee
$2.0M

Sector context · Healthcare

Comparable deals
78 in the prior 24 months
Premium
65.0% vs. 49.0% sector median
EV / Adj. EBITDA
Sector median 21.1x
Break fee
3.5% vs. 3.5% sector median

Timeline

  1. AnnouncedApr 25, 2023
  2. Proxy filedJun 15, 2023
  3. Definitive proxyJun 15, 2023
  4. Shareholder voteJul 27, 2023
  5. ClosedAug 1, 2023

Valuation · fairness opinions

Trading comparablesLeerink Partners$4.55$7.25
Trading comparablesLeerink Partners$4.80$6.30
Trading comparablesLeerink Partners$1.40$2.50
Trading comparablesLeerink Partners$1.45$2.40
Discounted cash flowLeerink Partners$1.15$1.45
Discounted cash flowGuggenheim$0.88$0.97
Discounted cash flowGuggenheim$7.34$8.06
Offer $1.14

Implied value per Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Inc share by analysis, from Leerink Partners and Guggenheim · DCF discount rate 10%–13%.

Sources
  • 425 (EX-99.1) · Apr 25, 2023
  • DEFA14A (EX-99.1) · Apr 25, 2023
  • 8-K · Apr 25, 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.