acquisition

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Neurocrine Biosciences is betting that a $2.9 billion acquisition of a biopharmaceutical company can speed up its strategy to start developing new treatments for obesity.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

Last year, the company also announced the acquisition of AI identity security company Veza and a $2.85 billion acquisition of Moveworks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

This latest acquisition by Publicis expands the company’s interest in sports.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

Shares of the crypto-focused asset manager plummeted on Wednesday, the stock’s first session on the Nasdaq after closing a merger with a special-purpose acquisition company valued at $1.2 billion in pre-money equity value.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

This can be called a civil principality, the acquisition of which neither depends completely upon virtue nor upon Fortune, but instead upon a fortunate astuteness.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli