How to Scan for Healthcare, Biotech and Pharma Acquisition Targets
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How to Scan for Healthcare,
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Biotech and Pharma
Acquisition Targets
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12:00 Noon Eastern /// Wednesday 17 September 2014
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Derek Johnson
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Jeff Beeny
Jeff Beeny leads strategy and intelligence initiatives including key
customer account development, commercial alliances/partnerships,
and business operations. He has 20+ years of strategy, intelligence and
business development experience driving long-term performance at
companies including PerkinElmer, Cardinal Health, Thermo Fisher
Scientific, EMC Corp., GTE and Gillette.
He holds an MBA Finance/Strategy from Boston College’s Graduate
School of Management, a B.S. Chemistry from Purdue University and is
a strategic advisor for Green Tech America, Inc.
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Agenda
► Establish Strategic Priorities with Business Partners
► Create a Universal M&A Target ‘Knowledge-Base’
► Execute Comprehensive Landscape Analysis
► Prioritize and Select Acquisition Targets
► Summary, Q&A and Discussion
5. Project Universe: Market Intelligence for M&A Target Selection
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Key Learning Objectives
► Establish Strategic Priorities with Business Partners
► Create a Universal M&A Target ‘Knowledge-Base’
► Execute Comprehensive Landscape Analysis
► Prioritize and Select Acquisition Targets
Transforming Data into Insight Requires…
universal knowledge-base, standardized processes, and advanced intelligence frameworks
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Project Universe Goals
Project Universe: A strategic framework to identify, define, analyze
and prioritize a list of relevant market opportunities and acquisition targets
GOALS: To strengthen your company’s competitive position and accelerate its
revenue growth through a proactive and calculated acquisition strategy
► Proactively identify and elevate ‘Priority Options’ to take action
► Minimize surprises via ‘chess board’ analysis to evaluate offensive/defensive moves
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Project Universe Strategic Framework
► Identify Strategic Business Priorities
► Create the M&A Target Playbook
Proactively profile the landscape identifying the attractiveness of all segments and players
► Align and Prioritize Strategic Options
Actionability (Likelihood of selling)
Affordability (Valuation Multiples)
Financial Benefit (Revenues and Profitability)
Strategic Advantage (Expansion, Diversification, Defensive)
8. Strategic Business Priorities Discussion with Leadership
► Review macro/industry trends and competitor moves (last 12 months)
Major market trend shifts, M&A/Partnership activities, and leadership changes
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►Identify core business segment priorities
Product line extensions, channel additions, and geographic expansion
►Consider adjacent market opportunities and potential market reaction
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Create the M&A Target Playbook
Establish a Centralized Profile of the Market Landscape and Players
► Identify and utilize external market research to establish an objective view of the
market landscape and players
Analyze M&A Targets with Insight from Multiple Subject Matter Experts
► Finance Experts (investor relations, FPA, P&L finance, operations)
► Product Experts (product managers, P&L managers, marketing managers/analysts)
► Industry/Geography Experts (industry/regional veterans, colleagues from competitors)
► Customer Experts (sales, sales operations, services, training)
► External Experts (partners, equity research, private equity, incubators, government agencies,
market research firms, industry associations)
10. Align and Prioritize Strategic Options (Acquisition Scorecard)
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Company Actionabilty Affordabilty Acq. Rev.
Acquired
EBITA
Technology
Improvement
Strategic Fit
Geographic
Expansion
Operational
Synergies
New
Markets
Ease of
Integration
Scarcity of
Asset
Company A High Low $$$$ $$$$ +++ + +++ ++ High
Company B Low Low $ $ +++ + ++ +++ Medium
Company C Low High $ $ + + + +++ Low
Company D Medium Medium $$ $$ +++ + + ++ Medium
Company E Low Low $$$ $$$ ++ ++ + ++ Low
Company F Low Low $$$$ $$$$ + ++ Low
Company G High High $ $ ++ + +++ Low
Company H Low Low $ $ + + +++ Low
Company I Low Low $$ $$ + Low
Company J Low Low $$ $$ +++ ++ Low
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Acquisition Target Prioritization - Example
12. Market Intelligence for M&A Target Selection
Transforming Data into Insight Requires…
► Universal knowledge-base
► Standardized processes
► Advanced intelligence frameworks
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Thank you! Now how about a
little Q&A?
Email: jbeeny@yahoo.com
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