1237 ET - Jazz Pharmaceuticals' move to buy Chimerix could be the start of deal-making by the biopharma, analysts at Piper Sandler say. Piper's David Amsellem and Alex von Riesemann say the $935 million deal is a sensible and targeted use of capital that doesn't get in the way of Jazz's ability to execute on additional M&A and doesn't entail Jazz taking on development risk. Piper notes that Jazz management has previously touted capacity for a multi-billion-dollar transaction or series of deals, and the analysts say they would like to see Jazz turn its attention to bolstering its epilepsy franchise. Jazz up 2% to $141.67. (colin.kellaher@wsj.com)
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