SAN DIEGO – Merck & Co Inc (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the U.S. and Canada, said on Saturday it will acquire Cidara Therapeutics Inc (Nasdaq: CDTX) in a $9.2 billion all-cash deal, bolstering its respiratory pipeline with a late-stage antiviral candidate aimed at preventing influenza. Under the terms of the agreement, Merck will…
SYDNEY: Seafarms Group Ltd (ASX: SFG) said on Monday it has signed a conditional asset sale agreement to acquire the assets of Project Sea Dragon Pty Ltd (in liquidation), marking a strategic step toward expanding its prawn farming operations in northern Australia. The A$750,000 deal, executed through wholly owned subsidiary Sea Dragon Shrimp Pty Ltd,…
LOS ANGELES: CalPortland Company, a major U.S. subsidiary of Japan’s Taiheiyo Cement Corporation, announced Monday it has reached an agreement to acquire the California ready-mixed concrete business assets of Vulcan Materials Company. The deal, pending regulatory approval and other standard closing conditions, is expected to be finalized by December 2025, according to a statement from…