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Pfizer acquires Seagen for $229/share in $43B cash deal to boost oncology
PFIZER INC
- Acquisition of Seagen for $229 per share in cash; total enterprise value approximately $43 billion.
- Seagen expected to generate ~$2.2B revenue in 2023 and contribute >$10B risk-adjusted revenue by 2030.
- Pfizer to finance with $31B new long-term debt; deal expected to be neutral to slightly accretive to adjusted EPS in 3-4 years.
- Transaction expected to close in late 2023 or early 2024, subject to shareholder vote and regulatory approvals.
- Baker Bros. Advisors, holding significant Seagen shares, entered voting agreement to support the merger.