Chimerix ( (CMRX) ) has provided an announcement.
On March 4, 2025, Chimerix entered into a merger agreement with Jazz Pharmaceuticals, under which Jazz will acquire Chimerix for $8.55 per share, totaling approximately $935 million. This acquisition, expected to close in the second quarter of 2025, will allow Jazz to expand its oncology portfolio with dordaviprone, a treatment for H3 K27M-mutant diffuse glioma, which has no FDA-approved therapies. The transaction is anticipated to provide Jazz with a near-term commercial opportunity and strengthen its presence in the rare oncology space, while Chimerix shareholders are recommended to tender their shares.
More about Chimerix
Chimerix is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing medicines to improve and extend the lives of patients with deadly diseases. Its most advanced clinical-stage development program is dordaviprone, aimed at treating H3 K27M-mutant glioma.
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