Pfizer to buy 8.1% of capital of vaccines company Valneva

2022.06.20 08:36

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FILE PHOTO: A person walks past a Pfizer logo amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., April 1, 2021. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

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PARIS (Reuters) – French specialty vaccine company Valneva and U.S. healthcare giant Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) said they had entered an equity subscription agreement under which Pfizer will invest 90.5 million euros ($95.24 million) in Valneva, representing 8.1% of its capital.

The deal comes through a reserved capital increase to further support the strategic Lyme partnership between the two companies, they added in a statement.

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