Client Success: Healthcare Transaction Support to Assess Value from Different Perspectives
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 […]
Client Success: Strategic Extension for Revenue-Stage Medtech Company
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, […]
Client Success: Navigating Strategic Investment in Healthcare Technology
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 […]
Client Success: Incremental Borrowing Rate Analysis for Publicly Traded, Clinical Stage Biotech
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 […]
