AbbVie Mergers & Acquisitions

AbbVie M&A Summary

AbbVie has acquired 15 companies, including 10 in the last 5 years. A total of 2 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 1 asset.

AbbVie’s largest acquisition to date was in 2019, when it acquired Allergan for $63.0B. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2020, when it sold Rare Pediatric Disease Priority Review Voucher to United Therapeutics for $105M. AbbVie has acquired in 8 different US states, and 3 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include life science (100%).

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity16
    • M&A Buy Activity15
    • M&A Sell Activity1
  • Total Sectors Invested 1
  • Total Countries Invested 3
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 4

AbbVie

AbbVie, Inc.

1 North Waukegan Road,
North Chicago, Illinois 60064
United States,
(847) 932-7900
www.abbvie.com

All (16) Buy (15) Sell (1)
Date Target Value
$mlns
Transaction Type Acquirer Seller SRC
Link
2025-08-25 Gilgamesh - Bretisilocin · Life Science
New York, New York

Gilgamesh's Bretisilocin is a 5-HT2A receptor agonist and 5-HT releaser, a novel, next-generation psychedelic compound designed to address development challenges observed within this class of compounds.

1,200 Divestiture

AbbVie
Advisor: Covington & Burling

Gilgamesh
Advisors: Centerview Partners , Ropes & Gray


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