Eli Lilly & Co. will acquire Loxo Oncology Inc. for about $8 billion in cash, the second multibillion-dollar cancer deal of the year by a major U.S. pharmaceutical company.
The purchase is Indianapolis-based Lilly’s biggest takeover ever, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Loxo holders will get $235 per share in cash, the companies said in a statement Monday. The Stamford, Connecticut-based biotechnology company is developing cancer treatments that target a tumor’s genetic markers regardless of where in the body they’re located.
