Alnylam Pharma is said to be a potential target for Novartis - Bloomberg
Nov. 18, 2021 7:19 AM ETAlnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (ALNY)NVS, NVO, REGN, NTLABy: Joshua Fineman, SA News Editor10 Comments
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- Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ALNY) may be a potential target for Novartis (NYSE:NVS) as investor push for the drugmaker to make an acquisition and use its cash. Alnylam rose 4.2% in premarket trading.
- Alnylam, with a market cap of more than $20B could be a possible acquisition candidate, according to a Bloomberg report, which cited people familiar.
- Novartis declined to comment to Bloomberg on potential acquisitions.
- Alnylam (ALNY) was likely also on the the mover after Novo Nordisk (NYSE:NVO) agreed to acquire Dicerna (NASDAQ:DRNA) for more than $3B. ALNY is focused on RNAi therapies, similar to Dicerna.
- Earlier this month, Intellia Therapeutics, Alnylam seen as potential Regeneron (NASDAQ:REGN) targets, analyst says. Benchmark analyst Aydin Huseynov wrote that ALNY would likely be worth more than $30B in an acquisition.