Roche rewards Poseida’s shareholders with high premium in $1B takeout

ARTICLE | Deals

If fulfilled, CVR tied to pipeline programs would drive deal’s value even further

By Paul Bonanos, Director of Biopharma Intelligence

November 26, 2024 9:40 PM UTC

Roche’s high-premium takeout of Poseida placed a higher value on the CAR T developer than the public markets had bestowed in the past three years — and the deal’s size could grow if all three components of a CVR are fulfilled.

The deal by Roche (SIX:ROG; OTCQX:RHHBY) to acquire Poseida Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ:PSTX) for $9 per share, or about $1 billion, came at a premium of 215% over Poseida’s closing price of $2.86 on Monday. That’s much higher than typical premiums seen in biotech takeouts in recent years; although a handful have exceeded 200%, most have been in the high double-digits, roughly 50-100%…