Sanofi - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Sanofi M&A Summary

Sanofi has acquired 33 companies, including 10 in the last 5 years. A total of 10 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 14 assets.

Sanofi’s largest acquisition to date was in 2011, when it acquired Genzyme for $20.1B. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2018, when it sold Zentiva Group a.s. to Advent International for $2.2B. Sanofi has acquired in 8 different US states, and 11 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include life science (69%) and medical products (14%).

Sanofi Business Overview

Where is Sanofi headquartered?

Sanofi is headquartered in Paris, France.

What is Sanofi’s revenue?

Sanofi disclosed revenue of 46,444M EUR for 2023 and 45,389M EUR for 2022.

How many employees does Sanofi have?

Sanofi has 86,088 employees.

What sector is Sanofi in?

Sanofi is a life science company.

When was Sanofi founded?

Sanofi was founded in 1994.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity43
    • M&A Buy Activity29
    • M&A Sell Activity14
  • Total Sectors Invested 5
  • Total Countries Invested 11
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 27
  • M&A Advisors 6

Sanofi

Sanofi SA

46, avenue de la Grande Armée,
Paris, 75017
France,
+33 1 53 77 40 00
www.sanofi.com

Sanofi is a French multinational pharmaceutical company headquartered in Paris, France, the world's fourth-largest by prescription sales. Sanofi was founded in 1994 and is based in Paris, France.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (1.4/yr) # 22 4 - - 1 2 29
vol $44.4B $4.7B $9.1B $58.1B
Sell (0.0/yr) # 14 - - - - - 14
vol $3.0B $3.0B
  43

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Blueprint Medicines Corp. 2025-06-02 9.1B USD Add-on Acquisition
Cambridge, Massachusetts · www.blueprintmedicines.com
Vigil Neuroscience, Inc. 2025-05-21 - Add-on Acquisition
Watertown, Massachusetts · www.vigilneuro.com
Graviton Bioscience Corp. 2024-02-01 - Add-on Acquisition
New York, New York · www.gravitoncorp.com
Amunix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 2021-12-21 - Add-on Acquisition
South San Francisco, California · www.amunix.com
Translate Bio, Inc. 2021-08-03 3.2B USD Add-on Acquisition
Lexington, Massachusetts · www.translate.bio
Kiadis Pharma BV 2021-05-26 - Going Private
Amsterdam, Netherlands · www.kiadis.com
Kymab 2021-01-11 1.5B USD Add-on Acquisition
Cambridge, United Kingdom · www.kymab.com
Principia Biopharma, Inc. 2020-08-17 3.7B USD Add-on Acquisition
South San Francisco, California · www.principiabio.com
Sanofi SA - OTC Self-Care Brands 2020-08-11 - Divestiture
Paris, France
Sanofi SA - Dellegra 2020-08-04 - Divestiture
Paris, France
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Business Unit M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Genzyme Corp. 2011-02-16 Caprelsa 2015-07-27 1
Cambridge, Massachusetts · www.genzyme.com , United Kingdom · www.caprelsarems.com
Merial Ltd. 2009-07-30 Dosch - Animal Health Division 2012-12-20 1
Duluth, Georgia · www.merial.us , India

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Life Science 20 (69%) 50.8B (87%) 8 (57%) 2.7B (88%)
Medical Products 4 (14%) 4.0B (7%) 2 (14%) 350M (12%)
Consumer Products 3 (10%) 2.3B (4%) 3 (21%) -
Business Services 1 (3%) 563M (1%) - -
Healthcare Services 1 (3%) 417M (1%) - -
Chemicals - - 1 (7%) -
Total 29 $58.1B 14 $3.0B

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 18 55.3B 3 775M
  Massachusetts 6 44.0B - -
  California 5 4.8B - -
  New York 2 563M - -
  Tennessee 1 1.9B 1 -
  Pennsylvania 1 - - -
  Georgia 1 4.0B - -
  Florida 1 - - -
  New Jersey - - 1 425M
France 2 417M 9 94M
Czech Republic 1 - 1 2.2B
Australia 1 399M - -
Belgium 1 - - -
Brazil 1 563M - -
Colombia 1 - - -
India 1 - - -
Netherlands 1 - - -
Senegal - - 1 -
Switzerland 1 - - -
United Kingdom 1 1.5B - -
Domestic 2 (7%) 417M (1%) 9 (64%) 94M (3%)
Cross-border 27 (93%) 57.7B (99%) 5 (36%) 2.9B (97%)
Total 29 $58.1B 14 $3.0B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Evercore Group
2
Morgan Stanley
2
Lazard
1
Legal Deals
Weil Gotshal & Manges
7
Jones Day
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 8 $55.0B
$100M to $1B 6 $3.1B
TOTAL $58.1B
Largest Genzyme Corp.
$20.1B (2011-02-16)
sell # Total
> $1B 1 $2.2B
$100M to $1B 2 $775M
< $100M 1 $94M
TOTAL $3.0B
Largest Zentiva Group a.s.
$2.2B (2018-04-17)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
21%
6 (21%)
Strategic(s)
10%
3 (10%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
7%
1 (7%)
Strategic(s)
93%
13 (93%)

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