By Jeff Williamson THE SITUATION: A healthcare company with a portfolio of products in development for treating cardiac conditions was fielding investor interest for a potential acquisition. The company wanted to weigh the relative merits of raising additional equity financing versus exploring multiple M&A offers, as these initial discussions indicated a price range that did
By Jeff Suchocki, CFA The Situation: Adoption of ASC 842 – Lease Accounting is mandatory for all private companies for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021. To comply with this mandatory adoption requirement, a privately held, clinical stage biotech company needed to understand a reasonable discount rate for multiple lease agreements. The company requested
By Jeff Williamson THE SITUATION: A medical device company was preparing to launch a novel product used in interventional cardiac surgeries — one that offered improved performance, simplified clinical workflows, and reduced procedure times. The company asked RNA to help it quantify the benefits of the new device in light of direct cost savings, workflow streamlining,
THE PROBLEM: A healthcare technology company that sells its FDA 510(k) approved device and supporting dashboarding and analytic tools to hospitals was in the midst of a capital raising effort involving a one-on-one negotiation with an existing strategic partner. The company received from the strategic partner a “low-ball” valuation. The company’s management team and board
THE PROBLEM: A publicly traded clinical stage biotech company needed to understand the correct implied discount rate for a lease agreement in accordance with ASC 842 rules. THE SOLUTION: ASC 842 has specific rules relating to leases, including guidance on lease classification (operating versus financial) and how to discount a lessee’s lease payments to arrive
THE PROBLEM: A medtech start-up with a leading CE-marked product faced a strategic resource allocation decision: invest in next-generation technology in the current low-growth market, or place bets on riskier technologies in the emerging higher growth segment? THE SOLUTION: RNA undertook a comprehensive strategic and commercial operations review, including market segmentation, competitive analysis, assessment of
THE PROBLEM: A development stage biotechnology company (considering an IPO in the near future) entered into a series of financings which required the valuation of components of the financings deemed to be a derivative for financial reporting purposes. THE SOLUTION: RNA worked with the company and their Big 4 auditor to develop a Monte Carlo
THE PROBLEM: Novel technology platform could be used across a wide range of rare diseases, so executive team and board want an independent, evidence-based view of commercial opportunity to complement the scientific analysis. THE SOLUTION: Interviews with KOL physician-scientists to understand unmet need and applicability of technology to targets, detailed pipeline analysis, market modeling and
THE PROBLEM: Publicly traded late-stage therapeutics company negotiates with, and enters into, collaboration / license arrangement with a big pharma partner. THE SOLUTION: Forecasting, market research, modeling and transaction support combined with resultant collaboration agreement accounting analyses. “You were a great support for us, responsive and knowledgeable. Thank you!” CFO “You are my top go
THE PROBLEM: Determine the fair market value of a spin-out of an existing successful healthcare technology company for purposes of tax and transaction planning purposes. THE SOLUTION: Financial modeling and diligence, transaction support and fair market value opinion. “You are our go to team for valuation support. You know your domain and are responsive.” –
