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Roche Holding AG / Genentech, Inc. (Roche Group)

2009 · Acquisition/Merger · $46.8B · Complete

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Mar 12, 2009 NBC News / Associated Press Neutral

Swiss drug maker Roche agreed Thursday to buy the 44 percent of biotech company Genentech it doesn't already own for $46.8 billion in cash, ending a sometimes…

Mar 16, 2009 Roche-Genentech Joint Press Release (SEC Exhibit 99.1) Bullish

Roche and Genentech today announced that they have entered into a merger agreement under which Roche will acquire the outstanding shares of Genentech that it…

Sep 01, 2010 Knowledge at Wharton Neutral

Roche Holding completed a $46.8 billion acquisition of biotech firm Genentech in 2009, culminating over two decades of partnership and prioritizing…

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Roche acquired the 44% of Genentech it did not already own for $46.8 billion ($95 per share), making Genentech a wholly-owned subsidiary. The deal gave Roche full control of Genentech's blockbuster oncology portfolio including Avastin, Herceptin, and Rituxan, and its world-leading biologics R&D platform.

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