M&A in Healthcare & Life Sciences – What You Need to Know

M&A in Healthcare & Life Sciences – What You Need to Know

The Healthcare & Life Sciences industry has seen some of the major mergers across the globe in 2018. With careful planning and management of issues such as valuation, tax, legal and intellectual property rights, you can maximise value from mergers and acquisitions (M&A) for both buyers and sellers and improve deal success.

We welcome you to join us at our seminar on 21 October 2019, where experienced professionals from RSM and Bird & Bird Singapore will share practical financial advice and legal insights into what business owners, corporate investors, M&A advisors, policy makers, in-house counsels, entrepreneurs and venture capital and private equity fund managers should take note of when managing an M&A.

Outline

What is My Business Worth?

by Terence Ang, Partner, Corporate Advisory, RSM

The price of a business may not be the same as its value. Do you know the value of your business and how you can increase this value?

Terence from RSM will share some insights on:

·         Difference between value and price

·         Basic valuation concepts

·         Key valuation drivers

·         Creating value and extracting value from your business

·         Key transaction considerations for investors

Tax Issues to Consider and Pitfalls to Avoid in M&A Transactions

by Hsu Chong Hoe, Director, International Tax, RSM

Tax consideration is an integral part of M&A transactions.

Chong Hoe from RSM will share some insights on:

·         Investment structuring

·         Common tax due diligence issues

·         Government incentives

Getting the Deal Done: Issues to Watch Out for in a Healthcare Acquisition or Investment 

by Marcus Chow, Partner, Bird & Bird ATMD

·         Deals process 

·         Tender versus no tender 

·         Due diligence 

·         Confidentiality 

·         Exclusivity 

·         Term sheets 

·         Purchase and investment agreements 

·         Shareholders and joint venture 

·         Series investments (seed, Series A, corporate venture capital) 

·         Legal  issues to watch out for healthcare, life sciences and MedTech 

·         Final thoughts and Q&A 

Intellectual Property Due Diligence

 by Anan Sivananthan, Partner, Bird & Bird ATMD

·         Complete Patent, Design, Trademark and Copyright portfolios

·         IP Licenses – In and Out

·         IP Litigation (including Patent and TM oppositions, cancellations, etc.)

·         NDAs and other contracts

·         Retained/Leaving employees - relevant IP knowledge in their possession; employment contracts (in particular, any ongoing obligations to the company concerning IP)

·         Trade secrets and clinical data

About the speakers

• Terence Ang, Partner, Corporate Advisory, RSM
• Hsu Chong Hoe, Director, International Tax, RSM
• Marcus Chow, Partner, Corporate, Bird & Bird ATMD LLP
• Anan Sivananthan, Partner, Intellectual Property, Bird & Bird ATMD LLP

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