Publicly traded North American specialty pharmaceutical company in search of additional assets to launch in Canada

Case Details

Client profile: North American, publicly-traded specialty pharma, focused on CNS and cardiovascular disease

Client Need: In-licensing to expand portfolio

Result: $65M in-licensing deal, market cap doubled

The Challenge

  • Our client was looking for additional assets to launch within the Canadian Market.
  • Shadow Lake Group identified a specialty cardiovascular product commercialized in the U.S. by a publicly traded biotechnology company as a compelling opportunity for our client.
  • However the product owner was not interested in partnering the Canadian Market as it was not a strategic priority.

What Did Shadow Lake Do?

SLG, over the course of several meetings directly with the product owner, was able to convey the value and viability of the Canadian market. More importantly, heavy emphasis was placed on the expertise and advantage of partnering the product with our client for this market.

The Results

  • Our client in-licensed the product for Canada for a multi-million dollar deal value.
  • Our client’s market capitalization doubled.

Factors to success

Relentlessness
Significant background research
Financial evaluation and risk assessment
Understanding the needs of all parties
Determining how to serve up the opportunities to come to a YES on both sides
Being opportunistic