Lilly/Loxo Deal Came Together Quickly
Executive Summary
Lilly's $8bn acquisition of genetics-based cancer specialist Loxo Oncology didn't involve any other bidders and was finalized in just days over the holidays as Lilly sought to make a news splash at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare conference, according to an SEC filing.
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