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Learning Old Lessons From Recent Life Sciences Earnout Disputes: Above All Else, Words Matter

Cooley M&A

According to SRS Acquiom’s 2023 Life Sciences M&A Study , 91% of private bio/pharma deals, 59% of private medical device deals, and 47% of private diagnostics and research technologies deals in the study included an earnout between 2021 and 2023. Comparatively, just 21% of non-life sciences deals included an earnout in the same period.

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ESG A Valuation Framework

Value Scope

As companies continue to legitimately integrate ESG into business strategy, the ability to achieve “alpha,” which is an excess return or performance above a codified index or peer group, might become more difficult to do. Technology. Unsuccessful investment in new technologies. Adjustments to Beta can accomplish this.

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Data Update 1 for 2025: The Draw (and Danger) of Data

Musings on Markets

Breaking down companies by (S&P) sector, again both in numbers and market cap, here is what I get: While industrials the most listed stocks, technology accounts for 21% of the market cap of all listed stocks, globally, making it the most valuable sector. Beta & Risk 1. Return on Equity 1. Debt Ratios & Fundamentals 1.