M&A Deal Summary

AbbVie Acquires Celsius Therapeutics

On June 27, 2024, AbbVie acquired life science company Celsius Therapeutics for 250M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is AbbVie’s 11th transaction in the Life Science sector.
  • This is AbbVie’s 8th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is AbbVie’s 9th transaction in the United States.
  • This is AbbVie’s 3rd transaction in Massachusetts.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2024-06-27
Target Celsius Therapeutics
Sector Life Science
Buyer(s) AbbVie
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 250M USD
Advisor(s) Centerview Partners (Financial)
Goodwin Procter (Legal)

Target

Celsius Therapeutics

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Celsius Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing novel medicines for inflammatory disease. The company's lead therapeutic candidate is an anti-TREM1 antibody for treating IBD. Celsius is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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Buyer

AbbVie

North Chicago, Illinois, United States

Category Company
Founded 2012
Sector Life Science
Employees50,000
Revenue 54.3B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Abbvie's office in Lake Forest, Illinois.
Entrance to Abbvie's office in Lake Forest, Illinois.

AbbVie is a research-based biopharmaceutical company. AbbVie develops and markets advanced therapies that address complex and serious diseases. AbbVie's products are focused on treating conditions such as chronic autoimmune diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, and Crohn's disease; low testosterone; HIV; endometriosis; thyroid disease; Parkinson's disease; and complications associated with chronic kidney disease and cystic fibrosis, among other health conditions. AbbVie was founded in 2012 and is based in North Chicago, Illinois.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 11 of 11
Sector (Life Science) 11 of 11
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 10 of 10
State (Massachusetts) 3 of 3
Country (United States) 9 of 9
Year (2024) 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 8 of 9
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-03-25 Landos

Blacksburg, Virginia, United States

Landos is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of first-in-class, oral therapeutics for patients with autoimmune diseases. Leveraging its AI-based integrated computational platform, LANCE, the company has identified seven novel clinical and preclinical candidates across various areas of unmet medical need. Its lead product candidate, BT-11, is a small molecule targeting Lanthionine Synthetase C-Like 2 (LANCL2), a pathway designed to limit its impact to the gastrointestinal tract. Landos was founded in 2017 and is based in Blacksburg, Virginia.

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