Option-To-Acquire In Medical Device Deals Rarely Gets Exercised
This article was originally published in Start Up
Executive Summary
For a device start-up, an option to acquire presents a clear path to liquidity, but there are drawbacks. An analysis of deals in Elsevier’s Strategic Transactions suggests the importance of such options to the overall merger and acquisition ecosystem might be overblown.
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