Roche acquires InterMune for $8bn
Executive Summary
In an all-cash deal Roche acquired former partner, public biotech InterMune Inc. (orphan respiratory/pulmonary and fibrotic disease therapeutics), for $8bn or $74 per share--a 47% premium and almost 114 times the smaller company’s 2013 revenues of $70mm. It’s rumored, but not confirmed, that Roche beat out other Big Pharma suitors including Sanofi, GSK, and Novartis, as well as Actelion, and first-tier biotech Gilead Sciences.
Deal Industry
- Biotechnology
- Pharmaceuticals
Deal Status
- Final
Deal Type
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Acquisition
- Full Acquisition
- Includes Contract
- Payment Includes Cash
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