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Patheon, Royal DSM deal

November 25, 2013 8:00 AM UTC

Royal DSM and private equity firm JLL Partners will acquire CRO Patheon for $9.32 per share in cash, which the partners said gives the CRO an enterprise value of about $2 billion. The price is a 64% premium to Patheon's close of C$5.94 on Nov. 18, before the deal was announced. The partners plan to combine Patheon with Royal DSM's DSM Pharmaceutical Products group in a newco to be owned 51% by JLL and 49% by DSM. JLL will contribute $489 million to the newco in exchange for its equity stake, and DSM will contribute its Pharmaceutical Products group in exchange for a $200 million seller note and its equity stake in the newco.

The newco, which does not yet have a name, will be a contract development and manufacturing organization that provides APIs through finished dosage products. DSM and JLL expect the newco to have 2014 pro forma sales of about $2 billion. Patheon recorded revenues of $943 million for the 12-month period ending July 31. DSM's pharmaceutical products group had 2012 net sales of €543 million ($733.2 million). Patheon CEO Jim Mullen will remain CEO of the newco. ...