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Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc / Gentium S.p.A.

2013 · Acquisition/Merger · $1.0B · Complete

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Dec 19, 2013 Jazz Pharmaceuticals Form 8-K, Exhibit 99.1 Bullish

Defitelio is highly complementary to Jazz Pharmaceuticals' experience in and focus on orphan diseases in the area of hematology/oncology. Transaction expected…

Jan 02, 2014 The Motley Fool Bullish

The potential opportunity for sales growth tied to approval and label expansion may wind up making Gentium's billion-dollar price tag a bargain for Jazz —…

Mar 31, 2016 FierceBiotech Bullish

FierceBiotech retrospectively framed Jazz's Gentium bet as vindicated when defibrotide finally won FDA approval in 2016, calling it a 'much-delayed rare liver…

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Jazz to acquire Gentium at $57.00/share cash tender (~$1B); added EU-approved Defitelio for severe hepatic VOD to hematology/oncology orphan portfolio.

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