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Bayer AG / Algeta ASA

2013 · Acquisition/Merger · $2.9B · Complete

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The coverage arc

Dec 19, 2013 BioSpace Neutral

Bayer AG secured cancer firm Algeta with a raised $2.9 billion bid; Algeta negotiated a sale price 37% over its share price just ahead of the initial approach.

Dec 19, 2013 Fierce Pharma Bearish

A few have fretted that the company is paying a bit too much in the deal. 'The takeover price ... appears to be a bit stiff,' DZ Bank analyst Peter Spengler…

Nov 30, 2017 BioPharma Dive Bearish

BioPharma Dive later documented the ERA-223 trial unblinding for excess fractures and deaths in the Xofigo + Zytiga combination arm — a setback that narrowed…

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Bayer agreed to acquire Algeta for ~NKr17.6B (~$2.9B) on a fully-diluted basis, gaining full control of partnered prostate-cancer therapy Xofigo and Algeta's pipeline of targeted alpha radiotherapies; Bayer initial Nov bid was $2.4B, raised to $2.9B in Dec.

Did it work? Outcome assessment

Strategic verdict
Partially Achieved
Financial impact
Dilutive
Pipeline outcome
Mixed

Key facts

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