M&A Deal Summary

Tesaro Acquires OPKO - Rolapitant

On December 10, 2010, Tesaro acquired life science company OPKO - Rolapitant from Opko

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Tesaro’s 1st transaction in the Life Science sector.
  • This is Tesaro’s 1st transaction in the United States.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2010-12-10
Target OPKO - Rolapitant
Sector Life Science
Buyer(s) Tesaro
Sellers(s) Opko
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

OPKO - Rolapitant

United States
OPKO - Rolapitant is a neurokinin-1 (NK-1) receptor antagonist, recently completed Phase II clinical testing for prevention of nausea and vomiting related to cancer chemotherapy and surgery, and other indications.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Tesaro

Waltham, Massachusetts, United States

Category Company
Founded 2010
Sector Life Science
Employees275
Revenue 223M USD (2017)
DESCRIPTION

Tesaro, Inc. is an oncology-focused biopharmaceutical company dedicated to improving the lives of patients with cancer. Tesaro develops and will commercialize safer and more effective supportive care agents and therapeutics. Tesaro, Inc. was founded in 2010 and is based in Waltham, Massachusetts.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Life Science M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2010 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Opko

Miami, Florida, United States

Category Company
Founded 1991
Sector Life Science
Employees2,997
Revenue 713M USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
Opko's corporate headquarters in Miami, Florida.
Opko's corporate headquarters in Miami, Florida.

Opko is a diversified healthcare company with a focus on establishing leading positions in significant and rapidly growing medical markets. Opko's operations are divided into diagnostics and pharmaceuticals, each with specialized products and services aimed at improving patient care and outcomes. Opko was founded in 1991 and is based in Miami, Florida.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 3
Sector: Life Science M&A 1 of 2
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 3
Country: United States M&A 1 of 2
Year: 2010 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Guadalajara, Mexico

Pharmacos Exakta, S.A. de C.V. is a privately-owned Mexican pharmaceutical company engaged in the manufacture, marketing and distribution of ophthalmic and other pharmaceutical products for government and private markets.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Jupiter, Florida, United States

Curna, Inc. is a privately held company based in Jupiter, Florida, engaged in the discovery of new drugs for the treatment of a wide variety of illnesses, such as cancer, heart disease, metabolic disorders and genetic anomalies.

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