Lilly inks deals to buy 3 vaccine developers for up to $3.8B as M&A spree continues - Fierce Biotech
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Eli Lilly is acquiring three vaccine developers for up to $3.8B, part of a broader ~$20B M&A spree to build an infectious disease portfolio. The deal signals Lilly is deploying GLP-1 cash flows into pipeline diversification, raising both excitement about strategic optionality and concern about capital allocation discipline.
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Wrong ifLLY re-accelerates GLP-1 revenue guidance or an acquired asset shows near-term clinical readout that validates the deal premium, sending shares sharply higher and stopping out the short.
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