1. Home >
  2. Companies >
  3. Life Science >
  4. United States >
  5. California >
  6. Nektar

Nektar - M&A Summary and Business Overview

Life ScienceCompany

Nektar M&A Summary

Nektar has acquired 1 company. It has also divested 2 assets.

Nektar’s largest acquisition to date was in 2005, when it acquired Aerogen for $32M. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2024, when it sold Nektar - Commercial PEGylation Reagent Manufacturing Business to Ampersand Capital Partners for $90M. Nektar has acquired in 1 US state. The Company’s most targeted sectors include healthcare services (100%).

Nektar Business Overview

Where is Nektar headquartered?

Nektar is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

What is Nektar’s revenue?

Nektar disclosed revenue of 90M USD for 2023 and 92M USD for 2022.

How many employees does Nektar have?

Nektar has 137 employees.

What sector is Nektar in?

Nektar is a life science company.

When was Nektar founded?

Nektar was founded in 1990.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity3
    • M&A Buy Activity1
    • M&A Sell Activity2
  • Total Sectors Invested 1
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 1
  • M&A Advisors 2

Nektar

Nektar Therapeutics

455 Mission Bay Boulevard South,
San Francisco, California 94158
United States,
(415) 482-5300
www.nektar.com

Nektar is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing a pipeline of drug candidates that utilize its PEGylation and polymer conjugate technology platforms, which are designed to improve the benefits of drugs for patients. Nektar was founded in 1990 and is based in San Francisco, California.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 1 - - - - - 1
vol $32M $32M
Sell (0.4/yr) # - - - - 2 - 2
vol $90M $90M
  3
+101230.51.52.53.50

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Gannet BioChem 2024-12-02 - Divestiture
Huntsville, Alabama · www.gannetbiochem.com
Nektar - Commercial PEGylation Reagent Manufacturing Business 2024-11-04 90M USD Divestiture
Huntsville, Alabama
Aerogen, Inc. 2005-10-25 32M USD Add-on Acquisition
Mountain View, California · www.aerogen.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Life Science - - 2 (100%) 90M (100%)
Healthcare Services 1 (100%) 32M (100%) - -
Total 1 $32M 2 $90M

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 1 32M 2 90M
  Alabama - - 2 90M
  California 1 32M - -
Total 1 $32M 2 $90M

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
UBS Investment Bank
 1
Legal Deals
Sidley
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
< $100M 1 $32M
TOTAL $32M
Largest Aerogen, Inc.
$32M (2005-10-25)
sell # Total
< $100M 1 $90M
TOTAL $90M
Largest Nektar - Commercial PEGylation Reagent Manufacturing Business
$90M (2024-11-04)

M&A Connections

Deals
Divested to
Investor(s)
100%
2 (100%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Life Science

Revenue

90   3% 2023
92   10% 2022
102   0% 2021
153   34% 2020
115   91% 2019
1,193   288% 2018
308   87% 2017
165   29% 2016
231   15% 2015
201   36% 2014
148   83% 2013
81   2012
(millions of USD) Show More Show Less

Employees

137

Established

1990

Public

NASDAQ: NKTR

 Subscribe to unlock this and 212,404
investor and company profiles

Sign-up today to get full access

  • check  Unlimited Searches
  • check  Unlimited Profile Views
  • check  Build and Export Lists of
    • PE Backed Companies
    • Direct Investors & Acquirers
    • Advisors
    • Deals
    • & More
1 Week Free Trial Learn More

What's Mergr?

We built Mergr to save people the arduous and time-consuming process of tracking when companies are bought, sold, and who currently owns them.

Every day, new opportunities emerge around M&A and we help professionals of all types comb through transactions, investors, and corporate acquirers via an easy-to-use web database that is accessible to anyone.

Try us for 1 week free today!

Mergr, the Easiest-to-Use PE and M&A DB

Key Benefits

  • Stay informed on events in your industry
  • M&A research that takes seconds (not all afternoon)
  • Better understand your customers and prospects
  • Discover active buyers (or sellers)
Search
  • 4.7K Private Equity Firms
  • 205K M&A Transactions
  • 208K Companies Involved in M&A
    (Buyer, Seller, or Target)
  • 3.7K M&A Advisors
    (Investment Banks and Law Firms)
  • 80K M&A Contacts
    (PE and M&A Advisors)

Ready to try?

Join FREE for 1 Week

No obligation. Cancel anytime.

Related Lists for Nektar

California Companies , Life Science Companies , United States Companies , California Life Science Companies , California Life Science with Acquisitions , California Life Science with Divestitures

Related Lists for California Companies

Largest California Companies , Acquisitive California Companies , Recently Acquired California Companies , Recently Sold California Companies , Private California Companies , Public California Companies , Acquired California Companies , PE Backed California Companies

Related Lists for Life Science Companies

Largest Life Science Companies , Acquisitive Life Science Companies , Recently Acquired Life Science Companies , Recently Sold Life Science Companies , Private Life Science Companies , Public Life Science Companies , Acquired Life Science Companies , PE Backed Life Science Companies

Related Lists for United States Companies

Largest United States Companies , Acquisitive United States Companies , Recently Acquired United States Companies , Recently Sold United States Companies , Private United States Companies , Public United States Companies , Acquired United States Companies , PE Backed United States Companies
Mergr

Product

Company

Legal