List of 75 Companies in California that have Divested

Name	Sector	Revenue $mlns	M&A Activity			Last 5 Years
Name	Sector	Revenue $mlns	Total	Buy	Sell	Last 5 Years
Illumina NASDAQ : ILMN San Diego, California, United States website	Life Science	4,372	33	30	3
Gilead Sciences NASDAQ : GILD Foster City, California, United States website	Life Science	28,754	27	24	3
Ligand Pharmaceuticals NASDAQ : LGND Jupiter, California, United States website	Life Science	167	17	16	1
Allergan, Inc. Acquired Allergan 2015-03-17 $70.5B Irvine, California, United States	Life Science	-	17	14	3
Invitae Acquired LabCorp 2024-04-24 $239M San Francisco, California, United States website	Life Science	516	16	13	3
Sorrento Therapeutics Public San Diego, California, United States website	Life Science	63	10	9	1
Amyris Private Emeryville, California, United States website	Life Science	270	11	8	3
Impax Laboratories, Inc. Acquired Amneal Pharmaceuticals 2018-05-07 Hayward, California, United States website	Life Science	860	9	6	3
Invitrogen Corp. Acquired Life Technologies Corp. 2008-11-01 Carlsbad, California, United States website	Life Science	-	7	5	2
Maravai NASDAQ : MRVI San Diego, California, United States website	Life Science	259	6	5	1
Biocodex USA Private Redwood City, California, United States website	Life Science	-	5	4	1
Kite Pharma, Inc. Acquired Gilead Sciences 2017-08-28 $11.9B Santa Monica, California, United States website	Life Science	22	5	4	1
Sientra Acquired Tiger Aesthetics 2024-04-24 $42.5M Santa Barbara, California, United States website	Life Science	81	6	4	2
Gamma Biosciences PE Backed KKR 2020-02-18 Menlo Park, California, United States website	Life Science	-	4	3	1
Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. Private Menlo Park, California, United States website	Life Science	-	4	3	1
Ionis NASDAQ : IONS Carlsbad, California, United States website	Life Science	705	4	3	1

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