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Merck (MSD) has completed its previously announced acquisition of US-based biopharmaceutical company ArQule. The $2.7bn deal closed following completion of the cash tender offer that involved acquiring ArQule’s outstanding shares of common stock at $20 pe
It’s not uncommon for partnership talks focused on one drug to escalate into a full-on buyout. And that's just what happened with Merck & Co.’s $2.7 billion deal for ArQule.