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Novartis announces commencement of tender offer to acquire Tourmaline Bio
Basel, September 29, 2025 - Novartis today announced that Torino Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Novartis (“Purchaser”), has commenced a tender offer to acquire all of the outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Shares”), of Tourmaline Bio, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Tourmaline”), at a price of $48 per Share, in cash, without interest and subject to any applicable withholding. Such offer is being made upon the t
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