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Tourmaline Bio to be acquired by Novartis for $48/share in ~$1.4B all-cash deal
Tourmaline Bio, Inc.
- Cash consideration of $48.00/share; total equity value ~$1.4B.
- Premium of 59% to Sept 8 closing price and 127% to 60-day VWAP.
- Unanimously approved by both boards; expected to close in Q4 2025.
- Driven by Tourmaline's pacibekitug, a long-acting anti-IL-6 mAb for cardiovascular disease.
- Tender offer by Novartis subsidiary to commence by Sept 29; requires majority tender and regulatory OK.
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