Sanofi Looks To Sell $20B Icy Hot Division: Likely Bidders Include Advent, PAI Partners, Blackstone, CVC
Sanofi Looks To Sell $20B Icy Hot Division: Likely Bidders Include Advent, PAI Partners, Blackstone, CVC
Sanofi SA (NASDAQ:SNY) is calling for initial bids for its $20 billion consumer health division.
Sanofi SA（納斯達克：SNY）正在徵求旗下價值200億美元的消費醫療部門的初始出價。
The French pharmaceutical giant is also considering a potential public listing.
這家法國製藥巨頭還在考慮潛在的公開上市。
Potential suitors must submit first-round bids by mid-July, Bloomberg reports.
據彭博社報道，有意向者必須在7月中旬提交第一輪競標。
Advent International and France's PAI Partners both expressed interest in acquiring the division, which includes over-the-counter products such as Phytoxil cough syrups and Icy Hot pain relief gels. PAI is the sole French bidder and might need to find partners to manage the transaction's scale.
泰普資本和法國的PAI partners都對收購該部門表示了興趣，該部門包括成藥、止咳糖漿phytoxil和retci hot止痛凝膠等非處方藥品。PAI是唯一的法國競標方，可能需要找到合作伙伴來管理交易的規模。
Other major firms considering bids include Blackstone Inc (NYSE:BX), Clayton Dubilier & Rice, CVC Capital Partners Plc, and TPG Inc.
其他考慮競標的主要公司包括紐約證券交易所上市公司Blackstone Inc（紐交所：BX）、Clayton Dubilier&Rice有限公司、CVC Capital Partners Plc和TPG Inc。
EQT AB had previously shown interest, but is no longer pursuing the deal.
EQT AB此前曾表示有興趣，但已不再追求這樁交易。
Sanofi is expected to retain a significant minority stake in the business post-sale, reducing the capital commitment required from buyers.
在出售後，賽諾菲安萬特預計將保留該業務的重要少數股權，減少買家所需的資本承諾。
Separating the consumer health unit would align Sanofi with industry peers. GSK Plc (NYSE:GSK) and Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) have also divested their consumer divisions, Haleon Plc (NYSE:HLN) and Kenvue Inc (NYSE:KVUE), respectively, to focus on next-generation therapies.
分離的消費醫療部門將使賽諾菲與行業同行保持一致。葛蘭素史克股份有限公司（紐交所：GSK）和強生公司（紐交所：JNJ）也分別出售了其消費品部門，Haleon Plc（紐交所：HLN）和Kenvue Inc（紐交所：KVUE），以便專注於下一代治療方法。
The potential sale could rank among the largest deals in Europe this year. This development also comes ahead of France's snap parliamentary election, with potential political instability that could affect ongoing deals post-election on July 7.
這次潛在的出售可能成爲歐洲今年最大的交易之一。此外，這一進展還發生在法國的臨時議會選舉之前，可能存在潛在的政治不穩定因素，可能影響7月7日之後正在進行的交易。
Price Action: SNY shares are down 3.27% at $48.47 during the premarket session at last check Wednesday.
價格變動：截至週三上午最後一次查詢，SNY股票在盤前交易中下跌3.27%，報48.47美元。
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