POTENTIAL DEAL DETAILS
Stock | The Medicines Company | Symbol | MDCO |
Date Announced | 11/19/2019 | Source | Bloomberg |
Type | News Report |
Date of Confirmation: | 11/24/2019 | Price at Confirmation: | $68.55 |
Potential Profit: | -2.36% | Annualized Profit: | -172.60% |
Medicines Co. (MDCO), the developer of a promising cholesterol drug, has attracted takeover interest from suitors including Novartis AG (NVS), people familiar with the matter said.
Update(s):
November 24, 2019: Novartis AG (NVS) agreed to buy cholesterol-drugmaker Medicines Co. (MDCO)for nearly $10 billion, in a pricey bid to expand its reach in the lucrative market for heart treatments.
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