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Celgene Corporation / Avila Therapeutics, Inc.

2012 · Acquisition/Merger · $925M · Complete

WRONG BY 61 POINTS
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Jan 26, 2012 AZBio Bullish

Celgene framed the deal as expanding its hematologic cancer portfolio with a covalent BTK inhibitor and the Avilomics platform — Tom Daniel called Avila's…

Jan 26, 2012 Celgene Corp Form 8-K (Ex-99.2) Neutral

Celgene agreed to acquire Avila Therapeutics, gaining AVL-292, a covalent Bruton's tyrosine kinase inhibitor in Phase I, and the proprietary Avilomics platform…

Jan 26, 2012 The Boston Globe Neutral

Avila Therapeutics of Bedford to be bought by Celgene in a deal that could be worth $925 million; Celgene pays $350 million upfront with the remainder tied to…

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Celgene acquired Avila Therapeutics for $350M upfront plus up to $575M in milestones tied to AVL-292 ($195M) and Avilomics platform candidates ($380M). Expanded Celgene's hematologic cancer pipeline with covalent BTK inhibition.

Did it work? Outcome assessment

Strategic verdict
Failed to Achieve
Financial impact
Neutral
Pipeline outcome
Assets Stalled

Key facts

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