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    Merck to buy cancer drug developer Peloton Therapeutics for $1.05 billion in cash

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    Merck to buy cancer drug developer Peloton Therapeutics for $1.05 billion in cash

    Merck Inc's lead drug candidate, PT2977, will be studied in a late-stage study for treating renal cell carcinoma.


    New Delhi: Merck & Co Inc said on Tuesday it would buy Peloton Therapeutics Inc for $1.05 billion in cash to gain access to the privately held company's renal cancer drug candidate.


    The company's lead drug candidate, PT2977, will be studied in a late-stage study for treating renal cell carcinoma.

    Peloton shareholders will be eligible to receive a further $1.15 billion on achieving certain milestones.

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    The company had been looking to go public and gave a pricing range of $15 to $17 per share for its initial public offering last week.





    Credit Suisse acted as a financial adviser for Merck and Covington & Burling LLP as its legal adviser. Centerview Partners was a financial adviser to Peloton and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati was its legal adviser.


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    Source : Reuters

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