Mergers & Acquisitions
By The Online Investor Staff, updated Thu., Apr. 25, 12:37 AM
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Slide #81. Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated — Alpine Immune Sciences, Inc.
Acquirer:
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (VRTX)
Acquiree:
Alpine Immune Sciences, Inc. (ALPN)
Details:
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ:VRTX) and Alpine Immune Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALPN), a biotechnology company focused on discovering and developing innovative, protein-based immunotherapies, today announced that the companies have entered into a definitive agreement under which Vertex will acquire Alpine for $65 per share or approximately $4.9 billion in cash. The transaction was unanimously approved by both the Vertex and Alpine Boards of Directors and is anticipated to close later this quarter.
Vertex Pharmaceuticals is a biotechnology company. Co. has clinical and research programs to develop treatment of cystic fibrosis. In addition, Co. has a pipeline of investigational therapies in other diseases where it is utilizing insight into causal human biology, including sickle cell disease, beta thalassemia, APOL1-mediated kidney disease, type 1 diabetes, pain, alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, and muscular dystrophies. Co.'s marketed CF medicines are TRIKAFTA/KAFTRIO (elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor and ivacaftor), SYMDEKO/SYMKEVI (tezacaftor in combination with ivacaftor), ORKAMBI (lumacaftor in combination with ivacaftor) and KALYDECO (ivacaftor).
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Vertex Pharmaceuticals is a biotechnology company. Co. has clinical and research programs to develop treatment of cystic fibrosis. In addition, Co. has a pipeline of investigational therapies in other diseases where it is utilizing insight into causal human biology, including sickle cell disease, beta thalassemia, APOL1-mediated kidney disease, type 1 diabetes, pain, alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, and muscular dystrophies. Co.'s marketed CF medicines are TRIKAFTA/KAFTRIO (elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor and ivacaftor), SYMDEKO/SYMKEVI (tezacaftor in combination with ivacaftor), ORKAMBI (lumacaftor in combination with ivacaftor) and KALYDECO (ivacaftor).
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