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Biotechnology M&A Conference October 4, 2006. Glen Y. Sato Cooley Godward Kronish LLP. FIRM OVERVIEW.
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Biotechnology M&A ConferenceOctober 4, 2006 Glen Y. SatoCooley Godward Kronish LLP
FIRM OVERVIEW • Cooley Godward is a premier national law firm that excels in high-stakes, complex business and litigation matters. We represent public and private companies of all sizes, across a broad industry spectrum with a special focus in the technology and life sciences areas. Our clients include both high growth and mature companies as well as entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and financial institutions. • Deep substantive expertise across a range of legal specialties. • Deep industry verticals in Life Sciences and Information Technology. • Represent many of the largest and most sophisticated information technology and life sciences companies in the world, including Adobe Systems, Amylin, Applied Materials, eBay, Gilead, Gen-Probe, NVIDIA, Qualcomm and Synopsys. • Offices in Palo Alto; San Diego; San Francisco; Broomfield, Colorado; Reston, Virginia; New York; and Washington, D.C. • Client-oriented, team-based approach.
Glen Y. Sato • Partner in the Life Sciences and Public Securities practice groups • PDL-Affymax, ChemoCentryx and BiogenIdec recent deals • Prior to joining Cooley, served for more than five years as CFO for two publicly traded companies with diverse business development, legal, financial, operational and strategic planning responsibilities • Practice focused on corporate transactions, SEC reporting and compliance, disclosure issues, intellectual property licensing, general corporate counseling, insider trading compliance and working with Boards of Directors and audit committees on various risk and accounting related matters
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Overview – Background for Transactions • Attractive assets are driving deals • High level of activity • Phase II and later assets most attractive • Large Biotech competing with Pharma • Biotechs are “more realistic” about funding requirements and capabilities required to be FIPCOs • Tight capital markets • More mature management teams • Time is of the essence
Overview – Background for Transactions (cont’d) • Pharma and large Biotech are leading the way • Aggressive, competitive views in accessing assets • Phase II Deals are all over the map • Situational approach • “Auction” is always best • VC’s see M&A as a viable alternative to IPO’s • Parallel tracking • Alternative financing choices • Structured finance products • Equity lines, project financing deals
Recent IPOs = Exit for Investors ’03–’05 IPO Class: 44 Companies • 27 companies have completed secondary offerings
Recent IPOs = Exit for Investors LTM Class: 19 Companies (a) 6 companies have completed secondary offerings
What are Biotechs Looking For? • Cash, cash and more cash • Complementary capabilities • Retained commercial rights • Significant downstream control • Booking sales • “Try it on for size” deals
Biotech vs. Pharma Innovation Trends Most Innovative Drugs in Development Predominantly Come From Biotech Rather than Pharma Biotechs are Partnering Fewer of These Innovations to Pharma However Those That are Partnered Primarily End Up in the Hands of Pharma Source: R&D Directions 2003-2006; Lazard Analysis
Biotech: Increasingly Important Source of Pipeline/Products Top 100 Innovative Drugs under Development Source: R&D Directions, March 2003-2006, Lazard Analysis
Key Consolidation Drivers: Pharma-Biotech Rank Order of Importance, % of Respondents Selected as a Top 3 Choice Rank Late Stage Early Stage • Strengthen Pipeline 2 2 Source: Lazard Survey, 2006 Preliminary Results
Key Consolidation Drivers: Intra-Biotech Rank Order of Importance, % of Respondents Selected as a Top 3 Choice Rank Source: Lazard Survey, 2006 Preliminary Results
Biotech M&A Source: Lazard Analysis
M&A Transaction Values by Stage of Development = 2005 Transactions Preclinical Phase I Phase II Phase III NDA / Marketed Product $527M (a) $210M $373M $667M $999M Average Valuation (a) Pfizer/Angiosyn transaction was primarily comprised of milestone payments and compared more to a licensing deal than an acquisition.
Characterization of Recent Pharma-Biotech Transactions Biotech Acquisitions Over $50 million last 24 months(a)($ in billions) Source: Lazard Analysis (a) 9/2004–8/2006
Characterization of Recent Intra-Biotech Transactions Biotech Acquisitions Over $50 million last 24 months(a) ($ in billions) Source: Lazard Analysis (a) 9/2004–8/2006
Structured Acquisitions • Relevant for Private Companies • Provide Upfront Cash on Cash Return for Investors • Real Visibility on Earn-out/Back-end Payments • Align Interests/Motivations of Both Acquiror and Management Ally vs. Buy Tradeoff + Purchase Accounting Treatment + Current Valuations + 100% of Economics + Control Over Clinical Trials and IP – Assume Risk of Approval Up Front – Retention of Key Employees/R&D + Shared Risk of Approval + Payments Timed to Progress + Less Wall Street Downside with Failure – Impact of Periodic Milestone Payments – Shared Economics – Alliance Management Issues Ally Buy
What are Collaborators Interested In? • Advanced ( Phase II) products • Complementary assets • Therapeutic area match • Filling pipelines • Locking up interesting technologies or assets • “Earn outs”
Industry Metrics for Collaborations • According to Recap, Phase II Pharma deals continue to increase in payment size, from 2003 – mid-year 2006: • Upfront: median $19M, mean $32M • R&D Funding: median and mean: $26M • Milestones: median, $187M, mean $244M • Equity: median, $18M, mean $30M
Examples of Structured Deals / / / / / Source: WallsStreet Research.
Recent Representative Examples • Larger deals • Fibrogen-Astellas; Affymax-Takeda; and ChemoCentryx-GSK • Phase II assets • “Extraordinary” Bio$ deals • Background • Each of the deals was an auction scenario • Fibrogen and Affymax were for superior EPO • Each involved existing collaborators
Recent Representative Examples • Fibrogen-Astellas--$2+Billion Deal • Anemia treatments (hypoxia-inducible factor and prolylhydroxylase) • Europe, CIS, Middle East and South Africa • Licensing fee $300M; equity $50M • Development milestones $465M • Fibrogen keeps No. Am. Rights • Shared development costs ROW; Fibrogen No. Am. • Built on existing Japan deal
Recent Representative Examples • Affymax-Takeda--$535M Deal • Hematide and back-ups • Upfront fee $105M • Milestones, $280M development; $150M commercial and ROW • 50:50 co-promotion in U.S. • Takeda bears first $50M of development expenses and 70% of U.S. development costs • Affymax manufactures; holds NDA • In U.S., Affymax leads anemia; Takeda leads oncology • Takeda responsible for ROW • Built on existing Japan deal
Recent Representative Examples • ChemoCentryx --$1.5+B Deal • 4 targets, 6 worldwide exclusive product options; lead chemokine in Phase II • Upfront payments $63.5M (fee and equity) • Milestones all products $1.5+B • Royalties to ChemoCentryx • Co-promotion rights in certain indications • GSK leads development, holds regulatory filings after existing studies
Final Thoughts • Understand the market and who is really a potential collaborator/buyer • Do your homework-- understand the partners and have a strategy and goals • Control and be thoughtful about the process, particularly timing • Be willing to walk away or choose a different path