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Germany's Merck to snap up Silence Therapeutics in $1.3bn deal

By Abigail Townsend

Date: Monday 19 Oct 2026

(Sharecast News) - Shares in Silence Therapeutics more than doubled on Monday, after the US-listed British biotech agreed to be taken over by Germany's Merck in a $1.3bn deal.
Under the terms of the acquisition, Silence shareholders will receive $20 in cash per American depositary share, with each ADS representing three...

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