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![adamfeuerstein Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:24/cr:twitter::102094857.png) Adam Feuerstein ✡️ [@adamfeuerstein](/creator/twitter/adamfeuerstein) on x 119.4K followers
Created: 2025-07-09 11:24:11 UTC

Merck $MRK to buy lung-disease biotech Verona Pharma $VRNA for $XX billion 

-- $XXX / share, XX% premium
-- Deal centerpiece: Verona's Ohtuvayre, a treatment for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Blockbuster in the making. 
-- Merck needs to replace the expected loss of revenue when blockbuster cancer drug Keytruda loses patent protection.
-- 2nd largest M&A transaction this year. 
-- Pharma has appetite for commercial-stage companies: Verona, Intra-Cellular, Blueprint




XXXXXX engagements

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