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AstraZeneca to buy Gracell Technologies for $1.2bn

by | Dec 27, 2023

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(Sharecast News) – AstraZeneca on Wednesday said it was buying Gracell Biotechnologies, a global clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing cell therapies for the treatment of cancer and autoimmune diseases, for $1.2bn.
Under the terms of the deal, AstraZeneca will acquire all of Gracell’s shares at $2 per share in cash, plus a non-tradable contingent value right of $0.30 per ordinary share payable upon achievement of a specified regulatory milestone.

The upfront cash portion represents a 62% premium to Gracell’s closing market price on December 22, 2023.

Reporting by Frank Prenesti for Sharecast.com

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