Lilly Mergers & Acquisitions

Lilly M&A Summary

Lilly has acquired 38 companies, including 15 in the last 5 years. A total of 3 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 10 assets.

Lilly’s largest acquisition to date was in 2019, when it acquired Loxo Oncology for $8.0B. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 1998, when it sold PCS Health Systems to Rite Aid for $1.5B. Lilly has acquired in 11 different US states, and 5 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include life science (82%) and healthcare services (8%).

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity48
    • M&A Buy Activity38
    • M&A Sell Activity10
  • Total Sectors Invested 4
  • Total Countries Invested 5
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 20

Lilly

Eli Lilly and Co.

Lilly Corporate Center,
Indianapolis, Indiana 46285
United States,
(317) 276-2000
www.lilly.com

All (48) Buy (38) Sell (10)
Date Target Value
$mlns
Transaction Type Acquirer Seller SRC
Link
2025-10-24 Adverum · Life Science
Redwood City, California · www.adverum.com

Adverum is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on discovering and developing novel gene therapies to transform the lives of patients with sight-threatening ophthalmic diseases. Adverum Biotechnologies was founded in 2006 and is based in Redwood City, California.

Advisors: Aquilo Partners , Cooley
- Add-on Acquisition

Lilly
Advisor: Ropes & Gray

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