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（纳斯达克：SNY）正在征求旗下价值200亿美元的消费医疗部门的初始出价。
The French pharmaceutical giant is also considering a potential public listing.
这家法国制药巨头还在考虑潜在的公开上市。
Potential suitors must submit first-round bids by mid-July, Bloomberg reports.
据彭博社报道，有意向者必须在7月中旬提交第一轮竞标。
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.
泰普资本和法国的PAI partners都对收购该部门表示了兴趣，该部门包括成药、止咳糖浆phytoxil和retci hot止痛凝胶等非处方药品。PAI是唯一的法国竞标方，可能需要找到合作伙伴来管理交易的规模。
Other major firms considering bids include Blackstone Inc (NYSE:BX), Clayton Dubilier & Rice, CVC Capital Partners Plc, and TPG Inc.
其他考虑竞标的主要公司包括纽约证券交易所上市公司Blackstone Inc（纽交所：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此前曾表示有兴趣，但已不再追求这桩交易。
Sanofi is expected to retain a significant minority stake in the business post-sale, reducing the capital commitment required from buyers.
在出售后，赛诺菲安万特预计将保留该业务的重要少数股权，减少买家所需的资本承诺。
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.
分离的消费医疗部门将使赛诺菲与行业同行保持一致。葛兰素史克股份有限公司（纽交所：GSK）和强生公司（纽交所：JNJ）也分别出售了其消费品部门，Haleon Plc（纽交所：HLN）和Kenvue Inc（纽交所：KVUE），以便专注于下一代治疗方法。
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.
这次潜在的出售可能成为欧洲今年最大的交易之一。此外，这一进展还发生在法国的临时议会选举之前，可能存在潜在的政治不稳定因素，可能影响7月7日之后正在进行的交易。
Price Action: SNY shares are down 3.27% at $48.47 during the premarket session at last check Wednesday.
价格变动：截至周三上午最后一次查询，SNY股票在盘前交易中下跌3.27%，报48.47美元。
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