Acquisition
Merck Q3 2025: Solid Organic Growth Across All Sectors
Merck; Q3 2025; Organic growth; KEYTRUDA; Oncology; Animal Health; Verona Pharma acquisition; Gross margin; Revenue; New product launches
Pfizer Triumphs Over Novo Nordisk with $10B Bid to Acquire Metsera
Pfizer; Novo Nordisk; Metsera; obesity drugs; GLP-1; acquisition; bidding war; shareholder approval; pharmaceutical industry
Metsera Bidding War Grips Obesity Drug Field as Novo Nordisk and Pfizer Escalate Offers
Metsera; obesity drugs; bidding war; Novo Nordisk; Pfizer; acquisition; GLP-1; antitrust; market dominance; legal disputes
Novo Execs Face Skeptical Analysts Amid Metsera Buyout Drama
Novo Nordisk; Metsera; acquisition; Pfizer; buyout; obesity drugs; analysts; lawsuit; antitrust; CEO Mike Doustdar
Novo Nordisk Ups Metsera Bid to $10 Billion to Top Pfizer’s Offer
Novo Nordisk; Metsera; Pfizer; M&A; biotech acquisition; contingent value right; obesity drugs; diabetes treatments
Novo Nordisk Launches Surprise Bid for Metsera, Topping Pfizer Offer; Pfizer Alleges Move May Violate Antitrust Law
Novo Nordisk; Metsera; Pfizer; acquisition; bidding war; obesity; antitrust; unsolicited bid; weight-loss drugs
Novartis CEO on $12B Avidity Deal: ‘Could Have Been Twice as Big’
Novartis; Avidity Biosciences; Vas Narasimhan; merger; acquisition; biotech; RNA therapeutics; $12 billion deal; neuromuscular diseases; SpinCo; financial outlook; growth strategy
Novartis to Acquire RNA Drugmaker Avidity Biosciences in $12 Billion Deal
Novartis; Avidity Biosciences; acquisition; RNA therapeutics; neuromuscular diseases; Duchenne muscular dystrophy; myotonic dystrophy type 1; facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy; AOC platform; SpinCo; biotech; xRNA strategy; 2026 closing
Lilly Expands Gene Therapy Presence with Acquisition of Adverum Biotechnologies
Eli Lilly; Adverum Biotechnologies; gene therapy; ophthalmology; wet age-related macular degeneration; ixovec; acquisition; contingent value rights
Alkermes Acquires Avadel Pharmaceuticals for $2.1B, Gaining Sleep Drug LUMRYZ and Setting Strategic Evolution
Alkermes; Avadel Pharmaceuticals; acquisition; LUMRYZ; narcolepsy; sleep medicine; strategic portfolio; biopharmaceuticals; rare disease; deal premium