Roche Acquires Carmot Therapeutics for $2.7 Billion Upfront

Roche Acquires Poseida Therapeutics

November 28, 2024

Biotechnology

Roche Holdings, Inc. has agreed to acquire San Diego-based Poseida Therapeutics for $9.00 per share in cash plus a contingent value right (CVR) for up to $4.00 per share, representing an aggregate equity value of up to $1.5 billion. The acquisition will bring Poseida's non-viral gene-editing platforms, allogeneic TSCM-rich CAR-T programs and in-house GMP cell therapy manufacturing into Roche's Pharmaceuticals Division to establish a new core capability in allogeneic cell therapy.

Roche Acquires Good Therapeutics to Gain PD-1-regulated IL-2 Program

September 7, 2022

Biotechnology

Roche has entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire Good Therapeutics, a Seattle-based privately held biopharmaceutical company, for an upfront $250 million plus milestone payments. The deal gives Roche rights to Good Therapeutics' conditionally active PD-1-regulated IL-2 program and an exclusive right to the platform for developing PD-1-regulated IL-2 receptor agonists; the transaction is expected to close in Q3 2022 subject to HSR clearance.

Merck Acquires Caraway Therapeutics

November 21, 2023

Biotechnology

Merck (MSD) will acquire Caraway Therapeutics, a Cambridge, Massachusetts–based preclinical biopharmaceutical company, for up to $610 million in potential consideration, including an undisclosed upfront payment and contingent milestone payments. The acquisition is intended to strengthen Merck’s research pipeline and capabilities in developing small-molecule treatments for genetically defined neurodegenerative and rare diseases.

Roche Buys Telavant Holdings (Roivant/Pfizer) for $7.1B+

October 26, 2023

Healthcare Services

Roche entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Telavant Holdings, a company jointly owned by Roivant and Pfizer, for an upfront purchase price of $7.1 billion plus a near-term $150 million milestone payment. The deal gives Roche full rights to further develop, manufacture, and commercialize Telavant’s TL1A-directed antibody RVT-3101 in the US and Japan, with Pfizer retaining commercialization rights outside those territories.

Roquette To Acquire IFF Pharma Solutions in Up to $2.85 Billion Deal

March 20, 2024

Pharmaceuticals

IFF has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Pharma Solutions business unit to Roquette for an enterprise value of up to $2.85 billion. The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2025, subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals.

Roche to Acquire 89bio for Up to $3.5 Billion

September 22, 2025

Pharmaceuticals

Roche has reached an agreement to acquire 89bio, a biopharmaceutical company focused on treatments for liver diseases and cardiometabolic conditions. The deal is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2025, with an offered price of $14.50 per share in cash plus potential contingent value rights tied to performance milestones for pegozafermin.