15-11-2019 23:00 via finance.yahoo.com

Bristol-Myers Squibb wins antitrust approval to buy Celgene, but must divest psoriasis drug

Bristol-Myers Squibb Coand Celgene Corphave won U.S. antitrust approval for their merger on condition that they sell Celgene's psoriasis drug Otezla, the Federal Trade Commission said in a statement on Friday.Bristol-Myers Squibb said in a statement Friday that the approval meant it had all the needed regulatory approvals and would close the acquisition on Wednesday.Amgen has agreed to buy Celgene's Otezla business, the company said in a statement.
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