PE Interest In Hisun's Biosimilars Arm As Hong Kong Firm Acquires $540m Majority Stake
Executive Summary
Asia-focused PE firm PAG has purchased a majority stake in Hisun BioRay, the biotech division of Chinese state-owned generic company Zhejiang Hisun Pharmaceutical, for $540m, boosting its presence in a nascent, fast-growing segment of the country’s drug industry.
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