BMS' Purchase Of Amira: When An Acquisition Is Really An Asset Sale
This article was originally published in Start Up
Executive Summary
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.'s purchase of Amira Pharmaceuticals Inc. for $325 million upfront and another $150 million in downstream milestones shows that prior licensing deals and multiple programs in a pipeline don't necessarily curb a start-up's acquisition potential, provided investors are thinking smartly about deal structures that create separate value streams for the various products in the portfolio.
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