M&A Deal Summary

Roche Acquires Ignyta

On December 22, 2017, Roche acquired life science company Ignyta for 1.7B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Roche’s 20th transaction in the Life Science sector.
  • This is Roche’s 10th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Roche’s 20th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Roche’s 12th transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2017-12-22
Target Ignyta
Sector Life Science
Buyer(s) Roche
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 1.7B USD
Advisor(s) BofA Securities
J.P. Morgan Securities (Financial)
Latham & Watkins (Legal)

Target

Ignyta

San Diego, California, United States
Ignyta, Inc. is a trailblazing biotechnology company catalyzing personalized medicine with integrated Rx/Dx solutions for cancer and immunology. Ignyta was founded in 2011 and is based in San Diego, California.

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Buyer

Roche

Basel, Switzerland

Category Company
Founded 1896
Sector Life Science
Employees100,920
Revenue 62.4B CHF (2024)
DESCRIPTION
Roche's corporate headquarters in Basel, Switzerland.
Roche's corporate headquarters in Basel, Switzerland.

Roche is a research-focused healthcare company focused on pharmaceuticals and diagnostics. Roche offers differentiated medicines in oncology, immunology, infectious diseases, ophthalmology and neuroscience. It offers diagnostics and tissue-based cancer diagnostics, and a frontrunner in diabetes management. Roche was founded in 1896 and is based in Basel, Switzerland.


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Sector: Life Science M&A 20 of 31
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 29 of 36
State: California M&A 12 of 16
Country: United States M&A 20 of 30
Year: 2017 M&A 4 of 4
Size (of disclosed) 10 of 31
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