Deal Timeline

Plotted by close date where disclosed, otherwise announcement. Select any marker to jump to the deal entry.

The Rationale That Repeats.

Three patterns show up across Guardant Health's deal book — what the team buys, how it pays, and how it integrates. The patterns are the throughline; the deals below are the evidence.

01
Acquisition criteria
Consolidating control of international operations.
Guardant's largest disclosed deal was not an outside purchase but the June 2022 buyout of SoftBank's stake in the Guardant Health AMEA joint venture for $177.8 million, giving it full control across 41 countries in Asia, the Middle East and Africa. The move reflected a deliberate shift from jointly governed regional ventures toward a unified, centralized global organization.
Guardant Health AMEA, Inc. (SoftBank joint-venture buyout)MetaSight Diagnostics Ltd.
02
Capital deployment
Acquiring technology, not revenue.
The December 2025 MetaSight Diagnostics deal added next-generation liquid-biopsy technology for population-level early detection rather than an established revenue stream. Guardant recorded the excess purchase price as goodwill attributable to future revenue opportunities from leveraging the acquired technologies, underscoring a capability-first acquisition rationale.
Guardant Health AMEA, Inc. (SoftBank joint-venture buyout)MetaSight Diagnostics Ltd.
03
Integration approach
Earn-out-heavy, cash-disciplined structures.
Both transactions kept the company's cash exposure measured: AMEA was an all-cash buyout sized to an independent third-party valuation, while MetaSight paid only $59.0 million up front with up to $90.0 million more contingent on commercial and regulatory milestones. As a still-unprofitable precision-oncology company, Guardant has favored small, focused deals over large-scale, transformative M&A.
Guardant Health AMEA, Inc. (SoftBank joint-venture buyout)MetaSight Diagnostics Ltd.

The Full Deal Book

2 acquisitions. Each entry carries the deal value, financing structure, target revenue, executive commentary, and the original SEC filing — the evidence behind the patterns above.

01 Guardant Health AMEA, Inc. (SoftBank joint-venture buyout) · Asia, Middle East and Africa (41 countries); near-term focus on Japan $177.8M
Announced Jun 2022 Closed Jun 2022 all cash
International liquid-biopsy commercializationregional cancer-testing distribution across 41 AMEA countriesJapan market presence (Guardant360 CDx MHLW approvalMarch 2022)

Guardant purchased all of the remaining shares of Guardant Health AMEA, Inc. held by SoftBank (SVF Excalibur (Cayman) Limited) and its affiliates, giving Guardant full control over its liquid-biopsy operations across the Asia, Middle East and Africa region. The AMEA entity, established in May 2018 as a joint venture between Guardant Health and the SoftBank Vision Fund, serves 41 countries across the region. The purchase price of $177.8 million was determined based on an independent third-party valuation, and the joint venture agreement was terminated concurrently with the closing. approximately $177.8 million.

Why it was attractive
  • More than half of the world's estimated new cancer cases come from Asia
  • the Middle East and Africa
  • and full ownership lets Guardant directly accelerate adoption of its blood-based cancer tests across the region
By acquiring the remaining shares of Guardant Health AMEA, we can focus on creating a unified and centralized global organization that delivers on our promise to help conquer cancer and improve patient outcomes. We believe our blood-based tests can play a significant role in helping address the growing cancer burden in the region, and we look forward to continuing to support patients facing cancer diagnoses as we expand our operations in these markets.Helmy Eltoukhy — Chairman and co-CEO, Guardant Health
02 MetaSight Diagnostics Ltd. · Israel (founded 2020 via a partnership between healthtech fund aMoon and the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology) $93.0M
Announced Dec 2025 Closed Dec 2025 cash plus contingent consideration
Next-generation liquid-biopsy technologypopulation-level early detection of cancer and other chronic and acute diseases

In December 2025 Guardant Health purchased all of the outstanding shares of MetaSight Diagnostics Ltd., a health technology company. The transaction included $59.0 million in upfront cash consideration paid at closing, plus up to $90.0 million in variable contingent consideration tied to future commercial performance and regulatory approvals of the MetaSight technology. Total purchase consideration net of cash acquired was $93.0 million, with the contingent consideration carried at a fair value of $34.0 million as of the acquisition date. The excess of purchase consideration over the fair value of net assets acquired was recorded as goodwill, attributable to future revenue opportunities Guardant expects from leveraging the acquired technologies. $93.0 million total purchase consideration net of cash ($59.0 million upfront cash plus up to $90.0 million contingent; $34.0 million contingent fair value at acquisition date).

Why it was attractive
  • MetaSight's next-generation liquid biopsies are designed for population-level early detection of cancer and other diseases
  • with potential to enhance testing performance across Guardant's portfolio
In December 2025, the Company purchased all of the outstanding shares of MetaSight Diagnostics Ltd., or MetaSight, a health technology company. The transaction includes $59.0 million in upfront cash consideration paid at closing, plus up to $90.0 million in variable contingent consideration tied to future commercial performance and regulatory approvals of the MetaSight technology.Guardant Health FY25 10-K — Note 4 Acquisition

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