Tech Company M&A Transactions

Heptares Therapeutics Acquisition

Heptares Therapeutics was bought by Sosei Group. The transaction was announced on 2/23/2015. Sosei Group said the transaction price was $400 million.

Transaction Overview

Acquired By
Announced On
2/23/2015
Transaction Type
M&A
Amount
$400,000,000
M&A Terms
Sosei has acquired 100% of Heptares' share capital for USD 180 million in cash consideration and up to USD 220 million contingent upon the successful progression of the company's pipeline and platform.

Company Information

Company Status
Acquired or Merged
Industry
Biopharmaceutical
Mailing Address
Bio Park Broadwater Road
Welwyn Garden City Hertfordshire, AL7 3AX
UK
Email Address
Overview
Heptares creates new medicines targeting previously undruggable or challenging GPCRs, a superfamily of receptors linked to many diseases. We are pioneering a structure-based drug design approach to GPCRs, leveraging proprietary technologies for protein stabilisation, structure determination, and fragment-based discovery.
Profile
Heptares Therapeutics LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
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Company News
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Facebook
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YouTube
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Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Malcolm Weir
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Chief Medical Officer
Tim Tasker
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Chief Scientific Officer
Fiona Marshall
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President
Daniel Grau
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