Bristol Myers Squibb to Acquire Mirati Therapeutics in $4.8B Cash-and-CVR Deal

Bristol Myers Squibb has entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire Mirati Therapeutics for $58 per share in cash, valuing the transaction at $4.8 billion in equity value. The deal also includes a non-tradeable contingent value right (CVR) that could provide up to an additional $1 billion of value tied to regulatory acceptance of an NDA for Mirati’s MRTX1719.