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Crucell N.V. / Berna Biotech AG

2006 · Acquisition/Merger · $450M · Complete

CALLED IT — OFF BY 5

Berna's vaccines and manufacturing base turned Crucell into a takeover target J&J paid a 58% premium for five years later

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Dec 01, 2005 SWI swissinfo.ch Bullish

Julius Bar analyst: 'It is the best that could have happened to Berna shareholders. The negative point we'd see in this transaction is the missing cash part.'…

Dec 12, 2005 PharmaTimes Bullish

Crucell's CHF 591M offer for Berna at a 20% premium positions the combined company to compete with Novartis/Chiron, Merck, GSK and Sanofi-Aventis as global…

Jan 01, 2024 Wikipedia (Janssen Vaccines) Neutral

The 2006 combination of Crucell, Berna Biotech, and SBL Vaccines created the sixth-largest vaccine company worldwide; Crucell was acquired by J&J in 2011.

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Vaccines; all-share deal CHF 591M, created leading independent vaccine company

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Berna's vaccines and manufacturing base turned Crucell into a takeover target J&J paid a 58% premium for five years later

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Novavax Inc. / Praha Vaccines2020$167M48
Johnson & Johnson / Crucell N.V.2010$2.4B47
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