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AstraZeneca to buy Alexion for $39 billion in rare-disease push

By Bloomberg  
   December 12, 2020

AstraZeneca Plc agreed to buy Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc. for $39 billion in cash and shares, adding a specialist in the treatment of rare diseases and immunology to its portfolio of medications for cancer and other illnesses.

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