Monday, August 26, 2013

Investopedia: Amgen Sweetens The Bid And Secures Onyx

As it turns out, Amgen (Nasdaq:AMGN) didn't have to stretch too far to seal the deal for oncology biotech company Onyx Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq:ONXX). While Amgen's initial bid of $120 per Onyx share set off a nearly two-month auction process, in the end it took only an extra $5 per share to complete the deal as there was apparently only passing interest from other Big Pharma players to pay up for Onyx's portfolio of oncology drugs. All in all, while it's a worthwhile deal that helps patch over some near-term growth concerns for Amgen, it's unlikely to be a transformative deal.

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