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In a transaction set to fundamentally reshape the American healthcare landscape, announced on December 3, 2017, that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Aetna Inc. for approximately $69 billion . This vertical merger combines one of the nation's largest pharmacy chains and pharmacy benefit managers (PBM) with one of its oldest and most prominent health insurers. Transaction Details

CVS Health to Acquire Aetna for $69 Billion in Landmark Healthcare Deal cvs to buy aetna

: The offer represents a 29% premium over Aetna's share price as of October 25, 2017, before reports of the negotiations first surfaced. In a transaction set to fundamentally reshape the

Under the terms of the agreement, CVS will pay for Aetna, consisting of $145 in cash and $62 in CVS stock. Including the assumption of Aetna's debt, the total enterprise value of the deal reaches roughly $78 billion . Transaction Details CVS Health to Acquire Aetna for