Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co. (Hong Kong) announced the entering into a share purchase agreement with Takeda AG, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Takeda Japan (listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange) to acquire 100% of the issued and outstanding share capital of Takeda Chromo Beteiligungs AG. Upon completion of the USD 144 million acquisition, Shanghai Pharmaceuticals will increase its direct and indirect shareholding in Techpool Bio-pharma Co., Ltd, a global leader in natural urine protein drugs, to approximately 67,14%. The acquisition is, among other conditions, still subject to approval by the China National Market Supervision Administration.
Loyens & Loeff advised Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co. as Swiss transaction counsel on this acquisition. The team was led by partner Marco Toni (Corporate / M&A, Switzerland) and consisted of Jana Bieli (Corporate / M&A, Switzerland) and Rebecca Kühne (Tax, Switzerland).
