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Gilead To Acquire CV Therapeutics

Gilead Sciences has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire CV Therapeutics for approximately $1.4 billion in cash through a tender offer and second-step merger.

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By: Tim Wright

Editor-in-Chief, Contract Pharma

Gilead Sciences has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire CV Therapeutics for approximately $1.4 billion in cash through a tender offer and second-step merger. CV Therapeutics will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Gilead. CV Therapeutics focuses on the development of small molecule drugs for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases. In 2008, its two marketed products — Ranexa extended-release tablets for the treatment of chronic angina and Lexiscan (injection, a pharmacologic str...

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