Transformative deal significantly scales
leading position in life science to accelerate legendary
discoveries in precision medicine
- Leader in antibody development with highly complementary,
innovative portfolio in emerging, high-growth areas of biologics,
cell and gene therapy, proteogenomics, and recombinant
proteins
- Commercial synergy opportunity to accelerate life science
growth with potential benefits for diagnostics franchise
- Annual BioLegend revenues of approximately $380 million
estimated in 2022 with mid-teens-plus expected revenue growth
(excluding synergies)
- Elevated growth and margin profile for combined company with
strong, immediate adjusted earnings per share accretion
PerkinElmer, Inc. (NYSE: PKI) (“PerkinElmer”) today announced it
has entered into an agreement to acquire BioLegend, a leading,
global provider of life science antibodies and reagents, for
approximately $5.25 billion in a combination of cash and stock,
subject to certain adjustments.
BioLegend provides its academic and biopharmaceutical customers
with best-in-class antibodies and reagents in high-growth areas
such as cytometry, proteogenomics, multiplex assays, recombinant
proteins, magnetic cell separation and bioprocessing. The
transaction will be the largest in PerkinElmer’s history and is
expected to close by the end of the 2021 calendar year, subject to
regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions.
Privately-held BioLegend has more than 700 employees based
primarily in the U.S., with estimated 2022 revenues of $380
million. Upon joining PerkinElmer, BioLegend will expand
PerkinElmer’s existing life science franchise into new segments,
and its state-of-the-art campus in San Diego, California will
become PerkinElmer’s global Center of Excellence (CoE) for research
reagent content development for the combined company.
Commenting on the agreement to acquire BioLegend, Prahlad Singh,
president and chief executive officer of PerkinElmer, said: “We are
thrilled to have the opportunity to bring our technologies and
innovative cultures together to create seamless solutions to push
science and discovery forward. We believe joining our teams
presents an incredible opportunity to accelerate discoveries that
help life science researchers leverage ever-developing technologies
and novel approaches to better understand and fight disease.”
Gene Lay, founder, president and chief executive officer of
BioLegend, added, “We are very excited to join the PerkinElmer
family. The combination will afford us the opportunity to continue
to build on our two-decade foundation of innovative science and
scale in new and highly attractive PerkinElmer areas such as
clinical diagnostics and food safety testing. The BioLegend team is
eager to enter this new chapter with PerkinElmer, furthering our
mission of enabling legendary discovery from research to cure.”
Strategic Alignment of Deal Structure Expected to Lead to
Faster Growth and Elevated Margins
PerkinElmer has fully committed bridge financing from Goldman
Sachs Bank USA in place for the cash portion of the agreed upon
purchase price. The combination is expected to be accretive to
PerkinElmer’s existing revenue growth and margin profile and
provide an estimated $0.30 of adjusted earnings per share accretion
in the first full year following close and greater than $0.50 in
the second year following close. The combined company will generate
immediate revenue synergies which are expected to reach $100
million annually by the fifth year following the transaction close
and no significant cost synergies are planned.
Advisors
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Inc., is serving as exclusive
financial advisor to PerkinElmer, with WilmerHale serving as legal
counsel and McDermott Will & Emery serving as antitrust
counsel. J.P. Morgan Securities LLC is serving as exclusive
financial advisor to BioLegend with Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
LLP serving as legal counsel.
Conference Call and Webcast
PerkinElmer will discuss its second quarter 2021 results (as
released separately), its outlook for business trends, and its
acquisition of BioLegend in a conference call on July 26, 2021 at
8:00 a.m. Eastern Time. To access the call, please dial
720-405-2250 prior to the scheduled conference call time and
provide the access code 9275741. The webcast and accompanying
slides can be found on the investors section of
www.perkinelmer.com. An audio archive of the call will be available
in that section of the website until August 9, 2021.
Factors Affecting Future Performance
This press release contains "forward-looking" statements within
the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995, including, but not limited to, statements relating to
estimates and projections of future earnings per share, cash flow
and revenue growth and other financial results, developments
relating to our customers and end-markets, and plans concerning
business development opportunities, acquisitions and divestitures.
Words such as "believes," "intends," "anticipates," "plans,"
"expects," “estimates,” "projects," "forecasts," "will" and similar
expressions, and references to guidance, are intended to identify
forward-looking statements. Such statements are based on
management’s current assumptions and expectations and no assurances
can be given that our assumptions or expectations will prove to be
correct. A number of important risk factors could cause actual
results to differ materially from the results described, implied or
projected in any forward-looking statements. These factors include,
without limitation: (1) markets into which we sell our products
declining or not growing as anticipated; (2) the effect of the
COVID-19 pandemic on our sales and operations; (3) fluctuations in
the global economic and political environments; (4) our failure to
introduce new products in a timely manner; (5) our ability to
execute acquisitions, such as BioLegend, and license technologies,
or to successfully integrate acquired businesses and licensed
technologies into our existing business or to make them profitable,
or successfully divest businesses; (6) our ability to compete
effectively; (7) fluctuation in our quarterly operating results and
our ability to adjust our operations to address unexpected changes;
(8) significant disruption in third-party package delivery and
import/export services or significant increases in prices for those
services; (9) disruptions in the supply of raw materials and
supplies; (10) our ability to retain key personnel; (11)
significant disruption in our information technology systems, or
cybercrime; (12) our ability to realize the full value of our
intangible assets; (13) our failure to adequately protect our
intellectual property; (14) the loss of any of our licenses or
licensed rights; (15) the manufacture and sale of products exposing
us to product liability claims; (16) our failure to maintain
compliance with applicable government regulations; (17) regulatory
changes; (18) our failure to comply with healthcare industry
regulations; (19) economic, political and other risks associated
with foreign operations; (20) the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from
the European Union; (21) our ability to obtain future financing;
(22) restrictions in our credit agreements; (23) discontinuation or
replacement of LIBOR; (24) significant fluctuations in our stock
price; (25) reduction or elimination of dividends on our common
stock; and (26) other factors which we describe under the caption
"Risk Factors" in our most recent quarterly report on Form 10-Q and
in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
We disclaim any intention or obligation to update any
forward-looking statements as a result of developments occurring
after the date of this press release.
About PerkinElmer
PerkinElmer enables scientists, researchers, and clinicians to
address their most critical challenges across science and
healthcare. With a mission focused on innovating for a healthier
world, we deliver unique solutions to serve the diagnostics, life
science, food, and applied markets. We strategically partner with
customers to enable earlier and more accurate insights supported by
deep market knowledge and technical expertise. Our dedicated team
of about 14,000 employees worldwide is passionate about helping
customers work to create healthier families, improve the quality of
life, and sustain the well-being and longevity of people globally.
The Company reported revenue of approximately $3.8 billion in 2020,
serves customers in 190 countries, and is a component of the
S&P 500 index. Additional information is available through
1-877-PKI-NYSE, or at www.perkinelmer.com.
About BioLegend
BioLegend enables life science discovery from research to cure
by providing world-class, cutting-edge antibodies and reagents for
biomedical research, manufactured in its state-of-the-art facility
in San Diego, CA. Its mission is to accelerate research and
discovery by providing the highest quality products at an
outstanding value, along with superior customer service and
technical support. Its product expertise covers a diverse set of
research areas including Immunology, Neuroscience, Cancer, Stem
cells, and Clinical Products. BioLegend’s reagents are supported by
superior customer service and a quality management system that is
certified for ISO 13485:2016. With a strong commitment to the
scientific community, BioLegend pushes the boundaries of scientific
innovation, and transforms the way we collect and interpret
scientific knowledge. To learn more, visit www.biolegend.com.
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