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Merck buys Sirna for $1.1bn

10 Jan 2007

Executive Summary

Merck & Co. has agreed to pay $13 per share for all of RNAi-based drug developer Sirna's outstanding equity (a 95% premium to Sirna's market average 10 days prior to the announcement of the deal), valuing the acquisition at approximately $1.1bn, or about 225 times Sirna's 2005 sales.
Deal Industry
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Biotechnology
    • Antisense, Oligonucleotides
    • Large Molecule
Deal Status
  • Final
Deal Type
  • Acquisition
    • Full Acquisition
    • Includes Contract
    • Payment Includes Cash

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