After Jounce, Concentra Pounces On Atea

COVID-19 Antiviral Firm Could Be Snapped Up

Concentra's unsolicited bid for Atea is the latest proof that promising but financially strapped biotechs that are trading below cash are prime M&A targets.

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Having jumped in front of the UK's Redx Pharma Plc to snap up Jounce Therapeutics, Inc., Concerta Biosciences is looking to bag another embattled biotech, making a bid for the US antiviral specialist Atea Pharmaceuticals, Inc..

Boston-based Atea has confirmed it had received an unsolicited proposal from Concentra's owner Tang Capital, the investment group led by...

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