Abbott Expands Leadership in Cancer Diagnostics with ~$23B Acquisition of Exact Sciences
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- Abbott has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Exact Sciences, making Exact a subsidiary of Abbott upon deal completion
- As per the deal, Abbott will acquire Exact Sciences for $105 per share, representing a total equity value of ~$21B & an estimated enterprise value of $23B, with financing that includes absorbing Exact’s ~$1.8B in net debt; closing expected in Q2’26
- Acquisition will integrate Exact’s portfolio into Abbott’s offerings, incl. Cologuard, a leading noninvasive colorectal cancer screening test, Oncotype DX for personalized breast cancer treatment decisions, Oncodetect for MRD detection & Cancerguard, a multi-cancer early detection blood test
Ref: Abbott | Image: Exact Sciences | Press Release
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