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Deal Watch: Private Equity-Backed Covis Bids To Buy Troubled AMAG

 
• By Joseph Haas

Following a strategic review, AMAG goes to Covis. Vincera goes public in merger with blank check company, has pending cancer deal with Bayer.

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Scrip regularly covers business development and deal-making in the biopharmaceutical industry. Deal Watch is supported by deal intelligence from Biomedtracker.

Private specialty pharma Covis Pharma B.V. announced a $13.75-per-share tender offer on 1 October to acquire troubled AMAG Pharmaceuticals Inc., which has been selling off assets under a strategic review initiated in January

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