Halozyme Therapeutics (Nasdaq:HALO) announced today that it will acquire Antares Pharma (Nasdaq:ATRS) for approximately $960 million. Both companies’ boards of directors approved the transaction, which will see Halozyme acquire Antares for $5.60 per share in cash. According to a news release, the business combination will create a leading drug delivery and specialty product company with […]
Mergers & Acquisitions
How Embecta is ‘uniquely positioned’ in diabetes space following spinoff from BD
Unlike most “new” companies, Embecta enters the playing field with nearly a century of history in diabetes. Nearly one year after BD (NYSE:BDX) announced its intent to spinoff its diabetes business, Embecta (Nasdaq:EMBC) now stands on its own. On April 1, the spinoff was made official, and Embecta became a standalone, publicly-traded company aiming to […]
Fresenius Kabi to acquire Ivenix and its smart infusion system for $240M upfront
Fresenius Kabi announced today that it will acquire Ivenix with plans to bring a comprehensive infusion product portfolio to the U.S. The acquisition, which has a purchase price of $240 million upfront, also includes potential milestone payments linked to achievements of commercial and operating targets. According to a news release, the companies expect the acquisition […]
Glooko acquires Diabnext and its digital health platform for managing diabetes
Glooko announced today that it acquired Diabnext, a developer of a digital health platform for managing diabetes and connecting to healthcare providers. Paris-based Diabnext’s mobile app tracks diabetes data so that physicians can collaborate with their patients to monitor individual patient data and provide remote care. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. Palo […]
Second Sight Medical, Nano Precision Medical merging to create therapeutic implant company
Second Sight Medical Products (NSDQ:EYES) and Nano Precision Medical agreed to a merger deal that will focus on drug-device medical implants. The two companies entered into a definitive agreement under which privately held Nano Precision Medical (NPM) will merge with a wholly-owned subsidiary of Second Sight in an all-stock transaction, with NPM the surviving company […]
Novo Nordisk completes acquisition of Dicerna Pharmaceuticals
Novo Nordisk (NYSE:NVO) announced today that its acquisition of Dicerna Pharmaceuticals (NSDQ:DRNA) has been completed. Completion of the acquisition, initially announced on Nov. 18, 2021, follows the expiration of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR) in connected on with Novo Nordisk’s cash tender offer for Dicerna at 11:59 p.m. […]
Waiting period for Novo Nordisk’s proposed acquisition of Dicerna expires
Dicerna Pharmaceuticals (NSDQ:DRNA) announced that a waiting period for a proposed acquisition by Novo Nordisk (NYSE:NVO) has expired. The announcement, made on Dec. 25, confirmed that the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR) in connected on with Novo Nordisk’s cash tender offer for Dicerna expired at 11:59 p.m. ET on […]
Boyd acquires MBK Tape Solutions, expands expertise in wearables, transdermal patches
Boyd Corporation announced today that it acquired MBK Tape Solutions and its multi-layered adhesive products. MBK manufactures and develops complex multi-layered adhesive products that bond, mount, monitor and protect for stick-to-skin applications in the regulated medical industry. Pleasanton, California-based Boyd said in a news release that the acquisition strengthens its medical material science capability across […]
Inhaled drug delivery tech company Aerami to go public through SPAC merger
Aerami Therapeutics announced today that it entered into a merger agreement with FoxWayne Enterprises Acquisition Corp. (NSDQ:FOXWU). Through the definitive business combination agreement with the special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), Aerami, a developer of inhaled therapies for treating respiratory and chronic diseases, will be listed on the Nasdaq market as “Aerami Therapeutics Holdings, Inc.” According […]
Better Therapeutics closes SPAC merger, debuts on Nasdaq
Better Therapeutics announced today that it completed its merger with Mountain Crest Acquisition Corp and has gone public on the Nasdaq. San Francisco-based Better Therapeutics announced its intention to merge with Mountain Crest, a publicly-traded, special purpose acquisition corporation (SPAC), in April. Last month, the company confirmed its expectations for the $113 million SPAC merger to […]
