acquisition
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U.K. pharmaceutical giant GSK on Tuesday struck a $10.6 billion deal to buy U.S.-listed biotech company Nuvalent, its biggest acquisition in eight years as it seeks to bolster the cancer portfolio it had previously trimmed.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
The acquisition gives GSK ownership of three lung cancer drug candidates, two of which are under FDA review for approval this year.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Typically managers use Hunter Point’s NAV loans to help a portfolio company finance an acquisition, he added, particularly if the firm has fully deployed its fund’s capital.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
The government is squeezing drug companies, insurers, and healthcare providers on prices; the expiration of Affordable Care Act subsidies has cut plan enrollment; and Merck took a big one-time charge related to an acquisition.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
Stanton warned Anthony not to be “dazzled by the promise of a sudden acquisition of numbers to our platforms with the wide-spread influence of the Church behind them.”
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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