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Astellas Pharma agrees to buy Iveric Bio for $5.9 billion

Apr. 30, 2023 9:24 PM ETIVERIC bio, Inc. (ISEE), ALPMF, ALPMYAPLSBy: Joshua Fineman, SA News Editor1 Comment
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Astellas Pharma Inc. (OTCPK:ALPMF) agreed to acquire Iveric Bio (NASDAQ:ISEE) for $5.9 billion to add ophthalmology capabilities to the Japanese pharmaceutical giant.

Under the agreement, Astellas (OTCPK:ALPMF) agreed to purchase Iveric Bio (ISEE) for $40 a share, representing a 22% premium to

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Hooray!
Q2 biopharma M&A bonanza continues.

Last month:
BLU to be acquired by $GSK for ~$2B (103% premium)
RXDX to be acquired by $MRK for ~$11B (75% premium)

Interesting that $ISEE = one of the most widely held stocks by the 36 biopharma hedge funds in our BiopharmIQ tracker (15/36)

$BLU (8/36) and $RXDX (10/36) were some of the most widely held stocks by biopharma hedge funds too.
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