Wednesday, July 9, 2025

[U: Confirmed]: Merck To Acquire Ohtuvayre™ Maker Verona Pharma?


The Financial Times pegs the rumored price at around $10 billion.

Me? I'd be surprised, but never say never. Here's a bit on it:

. . .The deal would value Verona at $107 per American depositary share, the report said, citing three sources familiar with the negotiations. That represents a 23% premium to its Tuesday’s closing price.

Verona Pharma is focused on developing and commercializing therapies for the treatment of chronic respiratory diseases (COPD), with Ohtuvayre (ensifentrine) its first commercial product. . . .


Yep. . . dead Midsummer days seem to spawn the occasional deal rumor. Onward. It will, of course, complement the Winrevair™ franchise. . . . But what of Trump's new threat to charge non-US pharma a 200% price tariff for importing to the US?! How can one defend this price, if the corrupt clown persists in his. . . lunacy?!

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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

The takeover was announced this morning.

condor said...

Indeed. I get that it is a complementary therapy to that already on market at Merck in Winrevar. . . I’m just a little surprised at the price, given Trump’s tariff sabre rattling.

Will importing the COPD drug incur a 200% tariff in the US?

What a silly time this is — in US politics.

Thanks and. . . Namaste!