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Benzinga
Technology
Vandana Singh

Innoviva Acquires AstraZeneca-Spin Off At $2.20/Share

  • Innoviva Inc (NASDAQ:INVA) has agreed to acquire Entasis Therapeutics Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:ETTX) at $2.20 per share in cash. 
  • Innoviva currently owns approximately 60% of the outstanding shares of Entasis common stock. The acquisition consideration values Entasis' equity at $113 million on a fully diluted basis.
  • "This acquisition will build upon our overall strategy to acquire differentiated, high-potential assets in attractive, yet often overlooked, disease areas where our capital and capabilities can make a difference," said Pavel Raifeld, Chief Executive Officer of Innoviva. 
  • "We look forward to working with the Entasis team to advance sulbactam-durlobactam (SUL-DUR) and its broader novel antibacterial pipeline to address the urgent and serious threat posed by multidrug-resistant pathogens," Raifeld added.
  • Established in 2015 as a spin-out from AstraZeneca Plc (NASDAQ:AZN), Entasis' pathogen-targeted approach has produced a robust clinical and pre-clinical pipeline of potential medicines for multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria, including lead asset SUL-DUR. 
  • In the Phase 3 trial, SUL-DUR achieved all primary and secondary endpoints. An FDA marketing application is expected to be submitted in Q3 of 2022.
  • Price Action: ETTX shares are up 21.1% at $2.18 during the market session on the last check Monday.
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