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ARCHIMED to Acquire Esperion Therapeutics for ~$1.1B

Shots: Esperion Therapeutics & ARCHIMED have entered a definitive agreement under which ARCHIMED-managed funds will acquire Esperion, delisting it from NASDAQ As per the deal, Esperion’s shareholders will receive $3.16/share in cash, plus the right to participate in CVR of ~$100M tied to future sales, valuing the transaction at up to ~$1.1B in fully diluted…

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UCB to Acquire Candid Therapeutics for ~$2.2B

Shots:  UCB has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Candid Therapeutics, expanding its immunology pipeline with novel T-cell engagers (TCE) As per the deal, UCB will acquire Candid for $2B upfront & ~$200M in potential future milestone payments; closing is expected by end of Q2 or early Q3’26 Acquisition will add cizutamig, a BCMA…

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LEO Pharma to Acquire Replay for Rare Skin Disease Gene Therapy Platform

Shots: LEO Pharma has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Replay, expanding its dermatology pipeline with Replay’s herpes simplex virus-based gene therapy platform for rare genetic skin disorders As per the deal, LEO will acquire Replay for $50M upfront, plus milestone payments & tiered single-digit royalties, while adding Replay’s HSV design and manufacturing expertise…

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Teva to Acquire Emalex Biosciences for ~$900M

Shots: Teva has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Emalex Biosciences, incl. its lead asset, ecopipam, expanding its neuroscience pipeline & accelerating Teva’s pivot to growth strategy As per the deal, Teva will acquire Emalex for $700M upfront, & ~$200M in commercial milestones, plus royalties on global net sales of ecopipam, subject to regulatory approval; closing is expected in Q3’26…

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Kestrel Therapeutics Inks AbbVie Deal Worth up to $1.45B with Option to Acquire

Shots: Kestrel has entered into a strategic agreement with AbbVie, structured as a warrant deal, granting AbbVie an exclusive option to acquire Kestrel upon achievement of key development milestones As per the deal, AbbVie will fund development of KST-6051, with an exclusive option to acquire Kestrel based on development & regulatory milestone completion, representing the…

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CareDx to Acquire Naveris for ~$260M

Shots: CareDx has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Naveris, extending CareDx’s Precision Medicine Testing Services strategy into specialty oncology As per the deal, CareDx will acquire Naveris for $160M upfront & up to $100M in revenue milestones; closing is expected in Q3’26 Naveris’ liquid biopsy platform uses TTMV DNA to detect viral DNA…

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Sun Pharma to Acquire Organon for ~$11.75B

Shots: Sun Pharma has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Organon, growing Sun Pharma’s Innovative Medicines business & supporting its entry into biosimilars as a top-10 global player As per the deal, Sun Pharma will acquire Organon for $14/share in an all‑cash transaction with an enterprise valuation of $11.75B; closing is expected in early…

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