Amgen’s Megadeal Could Beget Biotech M&A: Bloomberg Deals

It’s Michelle Davis here in New York. In today’s newsletter, we look at a Merger Monday led by a jumbo health-care deal. Thoma Bravo strikes another software take-private and Microsoft pushes deeper into financial services.

Today’s top stories

• Thoma Bravo wins auction for Coupa Software.

• Amgen acquires Horizon Therapeutics for $27.8 billion.

• Microsoft buying 4% of LSE in cloud deal.

• Jefferies hires new Italy head from Credit Suisse.

Merger Monday

It’s been an exciting Merger Monday, with Thoma Bravo buying Coupa, Microsoft investing in the London Stock Exchange and a certified megadeal: Amgen agreed to buy Horizon Therapeutics, a maker of rare ...