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Novartis AG / Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Ltd.

2019 · Asset Purchase · $5.3B · Complete

Announcement Sentiment
80
Strongly positive
Outcome Score
33
Underwhelmed — fell short of the thesis.

Novartis acquired global rights to Xiidra (lifitegrast), an approved treatment for dry eye disease, from Takeda (which inherited the asset from its Shire acquisition). Novartis paid $3.4B upfront plus up to $1.9B in milestones. This was part of Takeda's post-Shire divestiture strategy to reduce debt.

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