(Reuters) - Japan's Astellas Pharma Inc (T:4503) said on Monday it had agreed to buy Audentes Therapeutics Inc (O:BOLD) for $2.7 billion in cash as it looks to bolster its position in the gene therapy market.
Astellas offer of $60 per share represents a 110% premium to Audentes closing price on Monday.
The deal is expected to close in the first quarter of 2020, the companies said in a statement.