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France’s Sanofi to buy US group Principia Biopharma for $3.68 bln
PARIS, Aug 17, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – French pharma giant Sanofi said Monday it will buy US group Principia Biopharma for $3.68 billion in a deal that will boost its research and development into autoimmune and allergic diseases.
The deal will see Sanofi “acquire all of the outstanding shares of Principia for $100 per share in cash, which represents an aggregate equity value of approximately $3.68 billion”, Sanofi said in a statement.
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