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Vertex Pharmaceuticals’ acquisition of Crinetics Pharmaceuticals is the largest pickup in the company’s history, according to analysts at BMO Capital Markets.
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The total of 52 mergers and acquisitions for the first half of 2026 reflects what analysts, industry watchers and executives are saying over and over: M&A is back.
Dealmaking across biopharma is shifting dramatically as the SEC rolls out new regulations to ease burdens on newly public companies and antitrust review is replaced by drug pricing as the policy concern du jour.
Dual and even triple or quadruple track processes have come roaring back in 2026 thanks to a glut of M&A that has refilled investors’ wallets. Big Pharma is being put on notice that time is critical if they want to acquire.
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Cerevel Therapeutics, which spun out of Pfizer two years ago, entered into a business combination deal with Arya Sciences Acquisition Corp II, a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) sponsored by Perceptive Advisors.
COVID-19 put many businesses on hold, but not biotech. This sector is growing at record speeds, and only a small portion of the capital deals are related to the pandemic.
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Unum Therapeutics announced on Monday that it has successfully completed its acquisition of Kiq LLC, a privately held biotechnology company with a focus on the discovery and development of precision kinase inhibitors.
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