Deals
After being bought by Bain for $3.3 billion, Tanabe has reached a deal to sell its manufacturing unit and 17 products.
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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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CELLINK AB has entered an agreement with the owners of cytena GmbH to acquire all cytena shares for a purchase price of 30.25M euros.
Loan reduced from US$30 million to US$11.5 million
Global Blood Therapeutics, Inc. announced that on August 1, 2019, the compensation committee of GBT’s board of directors granted 14 new employees options to purchase an aggregate of 26,200 shares of the company’s common stock with a per share exercise price of $54.25 and restricted stock units for an aggregate of 69,450 shares of the company’s common stock.
South San Francisco-based RAPT Therapeutics announced it is postponing its initial public offering (IPO) it filed earlier to raise $86 million via selling 5 million shares at $14 to $16 per share. No reasons were given for the postponement.
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. reported its financial results and corporate update for the quarter ended June 30, 2019.
FUJIFILM Corporation announced that it has completed the acquisition of Biogen Manufacturing ApS, a large-scale biologics manufacturing site located in Hillerød near Copenhagen, Denmark from Biogen.
Great Bay Bio, a leading biotechnology company dedicated to innovative biologics CMC (Chemistry Manufacturing and Controls) and development of biologics development big data platform, the board is pleased to announce the introduction of a new non-executive director, Mr. William Kung.
Neos Therapeutics, Inc. announced that it will report its second quarter 2019 financial results prior to the opening of U.S. financial markets on Thursday, August 8, 2019.
Clinical stage cannabinoid company Botanix Pharmaceuticals Limited is pleased to announce the receipt of firm commitments in respect of a A$40m placement led by specialist US-based biotech investment funds and leading US institutional investors, as well as the appointment of two new experienced dermatology executives.
MyoKardia, Inc., announced that it will report second quarter 2019 financial and operating results on Wednesday, August 7, 2019.