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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Pfizer is taking a deeper dive into infectious disease with the acquisition of North Carolina-based ReViral, a biotech focused on developing therapeutics that target respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).
Sanofi inked a pact with IGM Biosciences that could pass $6 billion. However, Sanofi CEO Paul Hudson’s pay had a drop of about 3.7%, according to the company’s annual filing.
New Jersey-based Eagle Pharmaceuticals, a company geared towards pharmaceutical hospital sales, has finalized terms to acquire Acacia Pharma Group, PLC.
Ligand will spin off its antibody discovery business into a new entity known as OmniAb, Inc., which will then merge with Avista Capital Partners and head to The Nasdaq Stock Market.
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California-based Apexigen and two other companies are planning to move to the Nasdaq Stock Exchange following their mergers with SPACs.
Tokyo-based Eisai Inc. and Biogen announced modifications to their existing collaboration on developing the drug Aduhelm (aducanumab).
The drop in value has prompted MorphoSys to make drastic changes, such as discontinuing its U.S. operations and abandoning several pipeline projects.
The SEC said that Yum China, BeiGene, Zai Lab, HutchMed and ACM Research are all at risk if they do not give U.S. regulators access to their audit records.
Gilead Sciences is letting go of 114 employees following an underwhelming response to the results reaped so far from its $21 billion acquisition of Immunomedics in 2020.