Sanofi Acquires Translate Bio in $3.2 Billion Deal
August 3, 2021
Sanofi SA has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire all outstanding shares of clinical-stage mRNA therapeutics company Translate Bio for about $3.2 billion, or $38.00 per share in cash. The acquisition is intended to accelerate Sanofi’s application of messenger RNA (mRNA) to develop therapeutics and vaccines, building on an existing mRNA collaboration.
- Buyers
- Sanofi SA
- Targets
- Translate Bio
- Sellers
- The Baupost Group, L.L.C.
- Industry
- Biotechnology
- Location
- United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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