Acquisitions · Biotechnology (stem cells)
Fujifilm buys stem cell company Cellular Dynamics for about $307 million
- Buyer
- Fujifilm Holdings (Tokyo)
- Target
- Cellular Dynamics International, Madison, Wisconsin
- Value
- About $307M ($16.50 per share)
- Status
- Agreed on March 30, 2015; the tender offer was completed in May 2015.
- Date
- 2015-03-30
Fujifilm Holdings agreed to buy Cellular Dynamics International, a Madison, Wisconsin company that develops and makes induced pluripotent stem cells, for $16.50 per share, or about $307 million. The deal was carried out through a tender offer that was completed in May 2015.
Why it matters
The deal reflected Fujifilm's move into regenerative medicine as it shifted away from its traditional film business toward healthcare.
Sources
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