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Sangamo Form 8-K: Chapter 11 filing and asset sale agreements with Lilly and Astellas as stalking-horse bidders.
Sangamo enters asset sale agreement with Eli Lilly for capsid, zinc finger, MINT platforms and ST-506 prion program; Lilly stalking-horse bidder, total…
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As part of Sangamo Therapeutics' Chapter 11 filing, Eli Lilly agreed to acquire Sangamo's AAV capsid delivery platform, zinc finger platform, modular integrase (MINT) platform, and the ST-506 prion disease program for $50 million plus assumption of certain liabilities. Lilly serves as the stalking-horse bidder under a Section 363 sale process subject to a court-supervised auction.
| Deal | Year | Value | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eli Lilly and Company / Sangamo Therapeutics, Inc. (this deal) | 2026 | $50M | 54 |
| Eli Lilly and Company / Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH | 2011 | $444M | 89 |
| Eli Lilly and Company / Loxo Oncology, Inc. | 2019 | $8.0B | 88 |
| Eli Lilly and Company / Applied Molecular Evolution Inc. | 2003 | $400M | 88 |
| Eli Lilly and Company / ICOS Corporation | 2006 | $2.3B | 87 |
| Eli Lilly and Company / Novartis Animal Health | 2014 | $5.4B | 70 |
| Eli Lilly and Company / Incyte Corporation | 2009 | $755M | 69 |
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