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Danone to Acquire MADE Group to Strengthen Healthy Nutrition Portfolio in APAC

Shots: Danone entered definitive agreements to acquire MADE Group and the remaining 49% stake in its Australian fresh dairy joint venture with Saputo Dairy Australia, expanding its footprint in the APAC healthy nutrition market MADE’s portfolio includes health-focused products such as high-protein ready-to-drink beverages, gut-health yoghurts, and coconut-based products. The Australia-based company generated sales of…

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Altaris to Acquire Simulations Plus for ~$375M

Shots: Altaris has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Simulations Plus, making it a privately held subsidiary of Altaris & delisting it from NASDAQ As per the deal, Altaris will acquire Simulations Plus in an all-cash transaction valued at $18.50/share, representing the total deal value of ~$375M; closing is expected in Q4’26 At or…

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Merck Animal Health to Acquire TARGAN

Shots: Merck Animal Health has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire TARGAN for an undisclosed purchase price; closing is expected in Q3’26 Upon closing, the acquisition will expand MAH’s poultry portfolio with WingScan, an automated chick sorting platform that uses vision tech & proprietary algorithms to identify & sort chicks by gender in real…

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Novanta to Acquire Riverpoint Medical in ~$1.45B Deal

Shots: Novanta has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Riverpoint Medical from Arlington Capital Partners, expanding Novanta’s presence in the minimally invasive surgery market As per the deal, Novanta will acquire Riverpoint for $1.2B upfront, with $250M in milestone payments expected in Q1’27, representing the total deal value of $1.45B; closing is anticipated in…

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Johnson & Johnson to Acquire Firefly Bio for $1B

Shots: J&J has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Firefly Bio, incl. its Firelink degrader antibody conjugate (DAC) platform, expanding its oncology pipeline As per the deal, J&J will acquire Firefly Bio for $1B in cash, with closing expected later this year The Firelink DAC platform is a targeted protein degradation tech that selectively…

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Incyte to Acquire Vega Therapeutics for ~$2B

Shots: Incyte has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Vega Therapeutics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Star Therapeutics, to expand its hematology portfolio into bleeding disorders As per the deal, Incyte will acquire Vega for $1.25B upfront, with ~$750M in additional payments upon achievement of sales milestones Acquisition will expand Incyte’s hematology portfolio with…

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Servier to Acquire Edgewise Therapeutics’ Muscular Dystrophy Business for ~$2.65B

Shots: Servier has entered into an agreement with Edgewise Therapeutics to acquire its muscular dystrophy business, supporting Servier’s strategic ambition in rare neurology As per the deal, Servier will acquire the muscular dystrophy business for ~$2.65B, incl. $1.55B upfront and ~$1.1B in regulatory & commercial milestone payments; closing is expected in Q3’26 The acquisition adds Edgewise’s…

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Eli Lilly Builds Infectious Disease Pipeline With 3 Acquisitions Valued ~$3.8B

Shots: Eli Lilly will acquire 3 companies, Curevo, LimmaTech Biologics, & Vaccine Company, to build its infectious disease portfolio through differentiated vaccine & platform technologies The deals incl. Curevo’s P-II shingles vaccine candidate amezosvatein, LimmaTech’s P-I vaccine LTB-SA7 targeting S. aureus infections, & Vaccine Company’s preclinical EBV vaccine platform leveraging proprietary in vivo nanoparticle technology As…

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Olympus to Acquire BioProtect for ~$270M

Shots: Olympus has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire BioProtect, incl. its Balloon Spacer system designed to protect healthy tissue during prostate cancer radiotherapy As per the agreement, Olympus will acquire BioProtect in a deal valued at ~$270M, with certain amounts held in escrow subject to uninterrupted business operations; closing is expected by the…

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