GSK PLC's (LSE:GSK, NYSE:GSK) $10.6 billion (£8bn) acquisition of US biotech Nuvalent has achieved something unusual in large pharmaceutical M&A: analysts broadly agree it makes sense. The debate is less about whether the deal is strategically sound and more about how much upside remains after shelling out a chunky amount for two relatively mature assets.
After shedding its oncology business just over a decade ago, GSK is building it back with a $10.6 billion deal.
GSK buys Nuvalent for $10.6 billion, adding three lung cancer pipeline candidates and expanding its precision oncology presence.
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The UK's benchmark FTSE 100 index moved lower on Tuesday, pressured by losses in healthcare giant GSK after the company announced plans to acquire shares of US-based drug developer Nuvalent in a deal valued at $10.6 billion. By 0810 GMT, the blue-chip FTSE 100 had slipped 0.3% to 10,341 points.
U.K. pharmaceutical giant GSK on Tuesday struck a $10.6 billion deal to buy U.S.-listed biotech company Nuvalent, its biggest acquisition in eight years as it seeks to bolster the cancer portfolio it had previously trimmed.
GSK PLC (LSE:GSK, NYSE:GSK) has agreed to acquire US biotechnology company Nuvalent for $10.6 billion (£8.0 billion), adding "immediate" new sales growth opportunities, as well as a trio of advanced lung cancer drugs and other assets to boost its oncology pipeline. The FTSE 100 pharmaceuticals group said the deal would contribute to revenue growth from 2027 and be accretive to core operating profit in 2027 and core earnings per share in 2029, including synergies and reprioritisation.
The acquisition is set to give GSK ownership of three drug candidates for lung cancer, two of which are currently under review by the FDA for approval this year.
British drugmaker GSK on Tuesday agreed to acquire U.S.-listed cancer drug developer Nuvalent for $10.6 billion.
UK pharmaceutical group GSK is in talks to acquire oncology biotech Nuvalent for more than $9 billion, according to a Financial Times report. The companies have been in discussions with the aim of finalizing a deal as early as this week.
UK pharmaceutical group GSK is in talks to buy cancer drugmaker Nuvalent for more than $9 billion, the Financial Times reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter.
Jefferies has flagged four near-term catalysts in GSK PLC's (LSE:GSK, NYSE:GSK) oncology pipeline following a fireside chat with the pharmaceutical company's global head of oncology and research and development at the bank's New York healthcare conference, reiterating its buy rating and 2,500p price target on the stock. GSK, which is trading at 1,872p, plans to present additional datasets for its B7H3 antibody-drug conjugate.