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- Amgen and Incyte : the biotechnology acquisitionPublication . Coelho, Ana Carolina Duarte; Assunção, António Luís Borges deThe main goal of this dissertation is to study the hypothesis of an acquisition in the biotechnology industry, between Amgen (acquirer) and Incyte (target). Amgen is a U.S.-based biotechnology company currently facing a decrease in sales, mainly due to an increase in the market share of generic drugs and the rise of biosimilar products. To offset the poor performance, it is looking for an acquisition in its industry, for which Incyte could be a suitable target. Incyte belongs to the U.S.-biotechnology industry, and although it has a shy presence in the market with only two released drugs, its revenues are expected to increase significantly in the near future. The combination of these companies would allow knowledge transfer about research and development process of new drugs, a stronger position in Europe, and a higher investment power to apply in R&D. The combined company would be able to decrease the number of employees due to duplication of jobs and decrease the cost of sales, as the power over suppliers increases. The potential synergies are valued at $28,522.8 million, of which $16,739.2 million are more likely to be realized. The combined firm, after the introduction of synergies, is expected to generate the same or even higher returns than the sum of the stand-alone businesses and higher growth rates, fulfilling Amgen’s need of growth.