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Cash-Strapped Gene Therapy Firm Bluebird Bio Agrees to Acquisition by Private Equity
Carlyle and SK Capital Partners are buying beleaguered gene therapy biotech Bluebird Bio for about $29 million.
Once high-flying Bluebird Bio sells itself to private equity after tough times for the gene therapy maker
Bluebird Bio will sell itself to private equity firms Carlyle and SK Capital for about $30 million, the company said Friday.
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Bluebird, at risk of default, agrees to take-private deal
The pioneering gene therapy developer will be acquired by investment firms Carlyle Group and SK Capital for a fraction of ...
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Once valued at $10B, bluebird bio sold to private equity firms for $29M
There is a catch. If the private equity firms can boost sales of bluebird’s three gene therapies to $600 million—over any ...
Once a darling of biotech, bluebird sells for less than $30M upfront
Somerville gene therapy company bluebird bio, once among the highest-profile biotechs in the Boston area, has agreed to be ...