EQT, ADIA and Auba‘s sale of 14.3% of Galderma‘s sharecapital via an accelerated bookbuilding process

8 May 2026

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On 10 March 2026, Sunshine SwissCo GmbH (a consortium led by EQT), together with Abu Dhabi Investment Authority and Auba Investment Pte. Ltd., successfully placed ca. 34 million shares in Galderma Group AG at a price of CHF 143.75 per share via an accelerated bookbuilding process. The placement raised CHF 4.89 billion in total. Following the placement, the selling shareholders have fully exited their investment in Galderma.

The banking syndicate in the transaction consisted of Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, Jefferies, J.P. Morgan, Morgan Stanley and UBS.

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