Deal Watch: Gilead’s Move Into NASH Highlights Post-Holiday Deal-Making

Amgen moves into the chimeric antigen receptor T-cell space in cancer under a complex partnership with Kite Pharma. Gilead, Isis and Janssen agree to multiple deals during and after the holiday season, while scuttled deals return assets or rights to Vanda, AMAG and OncoGenex.

“The Pink Sheet” regularly provides commentary and perspective on key business deals. A flurry of such activity occurred over the Christmas/New Year holiday season; here is a summary of the most noteworthy transactions that occurred between Dec. 20 and Jan. 9. Our colleagues at In Vivo have completed their polling of the top deal-making activity of 2014; see what readers deemed the top M&A, alliance and financing from the past 12 months: [A#2015800011] [free].

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