Dexxon, SoftBank and Sumitomo Dainippon-backed medical company builder Roivant Sciences will get a public listing through the transaction.

Roivant Sciences, the US-based biopharmaceutical company backed by telecommunications and internet group SoftBank and pharmaceutical firms Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma and Dexxon, agreed a reverse merger yesterday at a combined $7.3bn valuation.

The deal will take place with Montes Archimedes Acquisition Corp, a special purpose acquisition company sponsored by healthcare investment firm Patient Square Capital, which floated on the Nasdaq Capital Market in a $400m initial public offering in October 2020.

Sumitomo Dainippon, SoftBank subsidiary SB Management and data analytics…

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Robert Lavine

Robert Lavine is special features editor for Global Venturing.