M&A Deal Summary

Bristol-Myers Squibb Acquires 2seventy bio

On March 10, 2025, Bristol-Myers Squibb acquired life science company 2seventy bio for 286M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Bristol-Myers Squibb’s 24th transaction in the Life Science sector.
  • This is Bristol-Myers Squibb’s 18th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Bristol-Myers Squibb’s 21st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Bristol-Myers Squibb’s 5th transaction in Massachusetts.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2025-03-10
Target 2seventy bio
Sector Life Science
Buyer(s) Bristol-Myers Squibb
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 286M USD
Advisor(s) Goldman Sachs (Financial)
Goodwin Procter (Legal)

Target

2seventy bio

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
2seventy bio is an immuno-oncology cell therapy company focused on discovering and developing new therapies that truly disrupt the cancer treatment landscape. 2seventy bio was formed in 2021 and is based in Ottawa, Ontario.

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Buyer

Bristol-Myers Squibb

Princeton, New Jersey, United States

Category Company
Founded 1887
Sector Life Science
Employees34,100
Revenue 45.0B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Bristol-Myers Squibb is a life science company engaged in the discovery, development, licensing, manufacturing, marketing, distribution and sale of biopharmaceutical products on a global basis. The Company's pharmaceutical products include chemically-synthesized drugs, or small molecules, and an increasing portion of products produced from biological processes. The majority of Bristol-Myers Squibb's revenue comes from products in the following therapeutic classes: cardiovascular; virology, including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection; oncology; neuroscience; immunoscience; and metabolics. Bristol-Myers Squibb was incorporated in 1887 and is based in Princeton, New Jersey.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 24 of 24
Sector (Life Science) 24 of 24
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 22 of 22
State (Massachusetts) 5 of 5
Country (United States) 21 of 21
Year (2025) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 18 of 20
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-12-26 RayzeBio

San Diego, California, United States

RayzeBio is building a radiopharmaceutical therapeutics (RPT) company to treat various cancers, with its lead program in a Phase 3 clinical trial. The company has created a pipeline of multiple drug candidates in therapeutic areas with significant market opportunities. Much like antibody-drug conjugates emerged as a new and transformative treatment modality in certain cancers, it sees an opportunity for innovative radiopharmaceutical therapeutics to follow a similar path. RayzeBio is based in San Diego, California.

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