Novavax Sanofi Pact Pacifies Unhappy Investor For Now

The US vaccines maker has been under the cosh from a very vocal investor who was unhappy with the performance of commercially disappointing COVID-19 shot Nuvaxovid and strategy in general. However, a recent pact with Sanofi worth up to $1.2bn has had a soothing effect.

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• Source: Novavax

Novavax, Inc. has seen the impact that a deal with big pharma can have on shareholder sentiment with activist investor Shah Capital ending its call for a leadership shake-up at the US vaccines maker, at least for the time being.

The hedge fund, which owns around 7.9% of Novavax’s common stock, has halted its campaign against the re-election of three Novavax directors

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