STAT+: Apollo acquires minority stake in Sofinnova, extending private equity dealmaking in life sciences

Private equity giant Apollo Global Management is spending $1 billion for a piece of one of the biotech industry’s oldest venture capital firms.

Apollo is acquiring a minority stake in the Paris-based VC Sofinnova Partners and will invest up to $1 billion in Sofinnova’s investment funds, the firms announced Monday.

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