Ginkgo Bioworks - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Ginkgo Bioworks M&A Summary

Ginkgo Bioworks has acquired 14 companies, including 13 in the last 5 years. It has also divested 1 asset.

Ginkgo Bioworks’ largest acquisition to date was in 2022, when it acquired Zymergen for $300M. Ginkgo Bioworks has acquired in 6 different US states, and 4 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include life science (65%) and information technology (15%).

Ginkgo Bioworks Business Overview

Where is Ginkgo Bioworks headquartered?

Ginkgo Bioworks is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

What sector is Ginkgo Bioworks in?

Ginkgo Bioworks is a life science company.

When was Ginkgo Bioworks founded?

Ginkgo Bioworks was founded in 2008.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity15
    • M&A Buy Activity14
    • M&A Sell Activity1
  • Total Sectors Invested 5
  • Total Countries Invested 4
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 4
  • M&A Advisors 2

Ginkgo Bioworks

Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc.

27 Drydock Avenue, 8th Floor,
Boston, Massachusetts 02210
United States,
(877) 422-5362
www.ginkgobioworks.com

Ginkgo Bioworks is building a platform to enable customers to program cells as easily as we can program computers. The company's platform is enabling biotechnology applications across diverse markets, from food and agriculture to industrial chemicals to pharmaceuticals. Ginkgo Bioworks was established in 2008 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (2.6/yr) # 1 1 1 6 1 4 14
vol $300M $300M
Sell (0.2/yr) # - - - - - 1 1
  15

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
AltarBio JSC 2024-10-07 - Divestiture
Evry-Courcouronnes, France · www.altar.bio
Modulus Therapeutics - Cell Therapy Assets 2024-04-02 - Divestiture
Seattle, Washington
Proof Diagnostics, Inc. 2024-02-28 - Add-on Acquisition
Cambridge, Massachusetts · www.proofdx.com
Patch Biosciences 2024-02-28 - Add-on Acquisition
New York, New York · www.patch.bio
Reverie Labs - Infrastructure & Software Business 2024-02-28 - Divestiture
Cambridge, Massachusetts
StrideBio - AAV Capsid Discovery and Engineering Platform Assets 2023-04-05 - Divestiture
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
Circularis Biotechnologies, Inc. 2022-10-04 - Add-on Acquisition
Oakland, California · www.circularisbiotech.com
AltarBio JSC 2022-10-04 - Add-on Acquisition
Evry-Courcouronnes, France · www.altar.bio
Zymergen, Inc. 2022-07-25 300M USD Add-on Acquisition
Emeryville, California · www.zymergen.com
Bitome, Inc. 2022-06-06 - Add-on Acquisition
Boston, Massachusetts · www.bitome.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Life Science 9 (64%) - 1 (100%) -
Information Technology 2 (14%) 300M (100%) - -
Chemicals 1 (7%) - - -
Healthcare Services 1 (7%) - - -
Medical Products 1 (7%) - - -
Total 14 $300M 1 -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 11 300M - -
  Massachusetts 5 - - -
  California 2 300M - -
  Washington 1 - - -
  North Carolina 1 - - -
  New York 1 - - -
France 1 - 1 -
Netherlands 1 - - -
Switzerland 1 - - -
Domestic 11 (79%) 300M (100%) - -
Cross-border 3 (21%) - 1 (100%) -
Total 14 $300M 1 -

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Allen & Company
1
Legal Deals
Ropes & Gray
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $300M
TOTAL $300M
Largest Zymergen, Inc.
$300M (2022-07-25)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Strategic(s)
21%
3 (21%)
Divested to
Strategic(s)
100%
1 (100%)

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