Friday, August 8, 2014

Built to Sell: The Life Sciences Deal Climate

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2013 was one of the most active years on record for life sciences investing. IPOs in the sector tripled and venture investment in life sciences represented 22 percent of all venture dollars spent in 2013. The result: biotech companies made some big exits and achieved high valuations. 

However, 2014 is proving more of a mixed bag of activity. According to a recent report by Silicon Valley Bank, while life sciences IPOs are losing steam, M&A is expected to pick up over the remainder of the year.

Please tune into Merrill Datasite’s upcoming webinar where we’ll unveil the recent findings from Silicon Valley Bank’s annual review of life sciences venture deal activity. You will also hear from an esteemed panel of life sciences venture deal experts who will bring additional insight and clarity into current market dynamics:

  • The role of big pharma in M&A: does a lack of innovation and R&D at big pharma present M&A opportunities for biotech companies?
  • What are the various reasons life sciences companies – both large and small – are experiencing increased venture deal activity?
  • Which venture investors (and corporate investors) are most active in biopharma and device companies?
  • How are IPOs influencing exit strategies and forecast what’s likely going to happen over the next year?
  • Is early-stage biopharma M&A going away?
  • What do small companies or startups need to do to achieve fair valuations?

About Merrill DataSite                                              

Merrill DataSite is a secure virtual data room (VDR) solution that optimises the due diligence process by providing a highly efficient and secure method for sharing key business information between multiple parties. Merrill DataSite provides unlimited access for users worldwide, as well as real-time activity reports, site-wide search at the document level, enhanced communications through the Q&A feature and superior project management service - all of which help reduce transaction time and expense. Merrill DataSite’s multilingual support staff is available from anywhere in the world, 24/7, and can have your VDR up and running with thousands of pages loaded within 24 hours or less.

With its deep roots in transaction and compliance services, Merrill Corporation has a cultural, organisation-wide discipline in the management and processing of confidential content. Merrill DataSite is the first VDR provider to understand customer and industry needs by earning an ISO/IEC 27001:2005 certificate of registration – the highest standard for information security – and is currently the world’s only VDR certified for operations in the Europe, United States and Asia.

As the leading provider of VDR solutions, Merrill DataSite has empowered more than two million unique visitors to perform electronic due diligence on thousands of transactions totalling trillions of dollars in asset value. Merrill DataSite VDR solution has become an essential tool in an efficient and legally defensible process for completing multiple types of financial transactions.

For more information, please contact Merrill DataSite: Tel: 1-866-399-3770;
Email:
info@datasite.com; Web: http://www.datasite.com
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