CVT And Gilead Look To Lock Out Astellas With Planned Merger
Executive Summary
Market reaction was mixed but CV Therapeutics and Gilead threw a shock into the current pharma/biotech merger and acquisition frenzy as Gilead sought to trump Astellas' months-long bid to acquire CVT with its own bid of $20 per share. The deal's estimated total value is $1.4 billion
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