Successful Deals with PwC: Project Pluto

The PwC Deals team is pleased to announce that Sandoz will acquire Just-Evotec Biologics EU SAS (JEB SAS), subject to customary closing conditions. PwC provided financial due diligence, tax due diligence, labour law due diligence and SPA advisory services to Sandoz.

Following the announcement of a non-binding term sheet on July 30, 2025, Sandoz signs an agreement to acquire 100% of JEB SAS and an indefinite technology license for JEB’s continuous manufacturing platform, for an upfront cash consideration of approximately USD 350 million. The license covers an unlimited number of molecules, with up to 10 subject to royalty payments. Furthermore, the agreement reconfigures the existing partnership model and aligns incentives between both parties through license fees and development-related expenses, including success-based milestones, which could amount to approximately USD 300 million over the coming years. These terms fully replace existing contractual commitments.

The transaction was announced on November 4, 2025. Closing is planned for end of year 2025.

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The PwC team

  • Nico Psarras (Partner)
  • Vincent Luescher (Director)
  • Alix Ekus (Director)
  • Aurélien Mauro (Senior Manager)
  • Yali Xu (Senior Associate)
  • Daniel Schmidt (Partner, PwC Switzerland)
  • Jean-Philippe Brillet (Partner, PwC France)
  • Loic Le Clair (Partner, PwC France), Stanislas Bocquet (Director, PwC France)
  • Stéphane Henrion (Director, PwC France)
  • Marco Fischer (Manager, PwC Switzerland), Gloria Saltalamacchia (Manager, PwC France)
  • Olga Stöckli (Senior Associate, PwC Switzerland)
  • Christina Leu (Senior Associate, PwC Switzerland), 
  • Catherine Sotiropoulos (Senior Associate, PwC France)
  • Aurélie Cluzel-d'Andlau (Partner, PwC France)
  • Laurent Brosse (Director, PwC France)
  • Margaux D'Orlando-Dubois (Senior Associate, PwC France)

Successful Deals with PwC

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