Cases & Deals

Pfizer Inc. acquires CatapultGenetics, Pty., Ltd. and Bovigen, LLC

Client(s) Pfizer, Inc.

Jones Day acted as tax counsel to Pfizer, Inc. in its acquisition of two privately held market-leading livestock genomics companies, Catapult Genetics, Pty., Ltd., and Bovigen, LLC. Catapult Genetics, Pty., Ltd., headquartered in Australia, was formed in December 2006 with the merger of Catapult Systems, based in New Zealand, and Genetic Solutions, based in Australia. Bovigen, LLC is based in Harahan, Louisiana.