AstraZeneca - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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AstraZeneca M&A Summary

AstraZeneca has acquired 24 companies, including 11 in the last 5 years. A total of 6 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 11 assets.

AstraZeneca’s largest acquisition to date was in 2020, when it acquired Alexion Pharmaceuticals for $39.0B. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2016, when it sold AstraZeneca - Small Molecule Anti-Infective Business to Pfizer for $550M. AstraZeneca has acquired in 8 different US states, and 9 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include life science (91%) and information technology (5%).

AstraZeneca Business Overview

Where is AstraZeneca headquartered?

AstraZeneca is headquartered in Cambridge, United Kingdom.

What is AstraZeneca’s revenue?

AstraZeneca disclosed revenue of 54,073M USD for 2024 and 45,811M USD for 2023.

How many employees does AstraZeneca have?

AstraZeneca has 83,100 employees.

What sector is AstraZeneca in?

AstraZeneca is a life science company.

When was AstraZeneca founded?

AstraZeneca was founded in 1992.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity33
    • M&A Buy Activity22
    • M&A Sell Activity11
  • Total Sectors Invested 3
  • Total Countries Invested 9
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 21
  • M&A Advisors 4

AstraZeneca

AstraZeneca Plc

1 Francis Crick Avenue Cambridge Biomedical Campus,
Cambridge, CB2 0AA
United Kingdom,
+44 20 3749 5000
www.astrazeneca.com

AstraZeneca is a global biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the discovery, development, and commercialization of prescription medicines in several major disease areas, including oncology, cardiovascular, renal & metabolism, and respiratory & immunology. AstraZeneca was founded in 1992 and is based in Cambridge, United Kingdom.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (1.6/yr) # 14 - 1 2 3 2 22
vol $67.8B $320M $2.3B $3.5B $1.2B $75.0B
Sell (0.0/yr) # 11 - - - - - 11
vol $1.4B $1.4B
  33

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
EsoBiotec SA 2025-03-17 1.0B USD Add-on Acquisition
Mont-Saint-Guibert, Belgium · www.esobiotec.com
FibroGen China 2025-02-20 160M USD Divestiture
, China
TRACERx 2024-12-24 - Divestiture
London, United Kingdom
Fusion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 2024-03-19 2.4B USD Add-on Acquisition
Hamilton, Ontario · www.fusionpharma.com
Amolyt Pharma SAS 2024-03-14 1.1B USD Add-on Acquisition
Ecully, France · www.amolytpharma.com
Gracell Biotechnologies, Inc. 2023-12-26 1.2B USD Add-on Acquisition
Suzhou, China · www.gracellbio.com
Icosavax, Inc. 2023-12-12 1.1B USD Add-on Acquisition
Seattle, Washington · www.icosavax.com
Neogene Therapeutics, Inc. 2022-11-29 320M USD Add-on Acquisition
Santa Monica, California · www.neogene.com
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 2020-12-12 39.0B USD Add-on Acquisition
Boston, Connecticut · www.alexion.com
Dogma's Oral PCSK9 Inhibitor Program 2020-09-17 - Divestiture
Boxford, Massachusetts
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Business Unit M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Fusion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.    - Ipsen SA - IPN-1087 2021-04-01 1
Hamilton, Ontario · www.fusionpharma.com Paris, France
MedImmune LLC 2007-06-01 Spirogen Ltd. 2013-10-15 3
Gaithersburg, Maryland · www.medimmune.com London, United Kingdom · www.spirogen.com

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Life Science 20 (91%) 59.3B (79%) 7 (64%) 900M (64%)
Medical Products 1 (5%) 15.6B (21%) 3 (27%) 325M (23%)
Information Technology 1 (5%) 150M (< 1%) - -
Healthcare Services - - 1 (9%) 175M (13%)
Total 22 $75.0B 11 $1.4B

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 10 64.2B 3 325M
  California 3 2.7B - -
  Washington 1 1.1B - -
  Texas 1 2.7B - -
  New Jersey 1 323M - -
  Massachusetts 1 - - -
  Maryland 1 15.6B - -
  Connecticut 1 39.0B - -
United Kingdom 3 360M 5 1.1B
Canada 2 2.4B - -
  Ontario 1 2.4B - -
China 2 1.4B - -
France 1 1.1B 1 -
Sweden - - 2 -
Belgium 1 1.0B - -
Germany 1 150M - -
Japan 1 575M - -
Netherlands 1 4.0B - -
Domestic 3 (14%) 360M (< 1%) 5 (45%) 1.1B (77%)
Cross-border 19 (86%) 74.7B (100%) 6 (55%) 325M (23%)
Total 22 $75.0B 11 $1.4B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Evercore Group
2
Centerview Partners
1
Ondra Partners
1
Legal Deals
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 12 $73.2B
$100M to $1B 7 $1.9B
TOTAL $75.0B
Largest Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$39.0B (2020-12-12)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 4 $1.4B
TOTAL $1.4B
Largest AstraZeneca - Small Molecule Anti-Infective Business
$550M (2016-08-24)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
18%
4 (18%)
Strategic(s)
27%
6 (27%)
Divested to
Strategic(s)
100%
11 (100%)

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