Deals
AstraZeneca and CSPC Pharmaceutical Group have already inked two other agreements this year, including an obesity-focused deal in January and one focused on chronic diseases in June.
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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.
While merger and acquisition activity has been robust of late, frequent changes in guidance and leadership at the regulator add risk to any transaction.
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Dermatology drugmaker Arcutis is acquiring Ducentis Biotherapeutics for $14 million in cash, $16 million in stock and milestones.
Roche acquired privately held Good Therapeutics and its immuno-oncology platforms for $250 million, and Equillium acquired Metacrine and its GI platform in an all-stock deal.
The Administrative Law Judge overseeing the FTC’s challenge of Illumina’s acquisition of Grail rejected the regulator’s anti-competition argument, Illumina announced Thursday.
Hard times are forcing biopharma companies to extend their runways as they try to eke out every cent of value from their capital.
Novo Nordisk has entered into an agreement to acquire Forma Therapeutics for $1.1 billion. Forma’s lead development candidate, etavopivat, is being developed for sickle cell disease.
Merck’s bid to buy the cancer-focused Seagen has hit a roadblock after the two companies failed to agree on a price, according to a Bloomberg report.
Alcon announced it is buying out Aerie Pharmaceuticals for about $770 million to gain access to the ophthalmic pharma firm’s open-angle glaucoma and ocular hypertension treatments.
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Gemini Therapeutics and Disc Medicine have announced plans to merge in an all-stock deal. The combined company will work to advance Disc’s pipeline of hematology programs.
Endo International filed for bankruptcy Tuesday in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New York due to its debt load of over $8 billion and the thousands of opioid lawsuits.