Amgen’s $125 Per Share Offer For Onyx Reflects Kyprolis Uncertainty
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
Amgen will acquire the cancer company Onyx for $125 per share, or $10.4 billion. That's higher than the $120 per share Amgen originally offered, but less than some investors and analysts thought obtainable.
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