Cypress finally succumbs to Ramius
This article was originally published in Scrip
Executive Summary
Ending the second long-running acquisition saga of the week, Cypress Bioscience has agreed to be bought by Ramius, who pulled in Royalty Pharma to help increase its offer from the original $4.00 per share to $6.50 per share in cash, raising the value of the deal to $255 million.
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