acquisition
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Nuvalent shares jumped after GSK’s $10.6 billion acquisition offer, while GSK’s ADRs slid.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
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
The key question is how regulators will view the acquisition, which would reduce the number of mobile operators in France from four to three.
From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026
“I have a right to participate in the decision, the most important acquisition we’ll ever—”
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
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