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November 27, 2006

Actelion to Acquire CoTherix, Inc

by @ 12:59 pm.  Filed under Pharma News, Pharma

Actelion is going to acquire Cotherix for $425 million in another recent pharmaceutical deal.

PharmaLive: Actelion Announces Definitive Agreement to Acquire US-Based CoTherix, Inc.:

Again this deal is at a large premium; 72% over the closing price approx. a month ago. The main product from CoTherix is Ventavis (iloprost) an inhaled treatment of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH).

This is another case where companies with a long-standing relationship eventually ends up in an acquisitions. Again the deal makes sense from a strategic point of view since both have a focus on PAH but I tend to think that again the price may have been too high.

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