Value the Galen Holdings PLC
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Introduction: In this case study, I will value the Galen Holdings PLC, a medium-sized biotechnology company listed in London Stock Exchange (LSE), base on the varies valuation methods, and explain the differences in valuation. For the purpose of providing a better understanding of these methods, another three biotechnology companies are used as comparison. They are Acambis PLC, Celltech PLC, and Skyepharma PLC. Consider the comparability, all these four companies are listed in FT-SE 250. Business Valuation: What is a business value? Before a business is valued the purpose of the valuation must be determined. Different purpose results different values. There are a lot of purposes to value a business, such as buying or selling a business, transfer shares, employee stock option plan, going public. By the EMH, the business value is determined by the market, which provide a fair value of the business. Simply, a listed company's value is how...

