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flag Novo Nordisk to buy Akero Therapeutics for $4.7B to advance liver disease drug efruxifermin.

flag Novo Nordisk has agreed to acquire Akero Therapeutics for $4.7 billion in cash, with an additional potential $500 million in contingent payments if efruxifermin, Akero’s drug candidate, receives U.S. approval for treating compensated cirrhosis due to MASH, a severe liver condition linked to metabolic dysfunction. flag The deal, expected to close in early 2026, strengthens Novo Nordisk’s focus on metabolic and liver diseases beyond diabetes and obesity. flag Efruxifermin, a fibroblast growth factor 21 analogue, is in Phase 3 trials and has shown promise in reversing liver fibrosis. flag Akero’s shares rose nearly 20% in premarket trading. flag The acquisition will not affect Novo Nordisk’s 2025 profit outlook but may reduce free cash flow and increase R&D costs in 2026.

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