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Merck acquisitions in 2026: 2 reported deals

This page lists 2 reported deals involving Merck. The latest, on Oct 26, 2026: biopharmaapac.com reported "Merck to Acquire Silence Therapeutics for $1.3 Billion, Expanding Rare Disease Portfolio with siRNA Innovation."

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Oct 26, 2026

Source: Autobound Signal API · 92 signals tracked for Merck · updated

Acquisitions · latest 2

Latest reported Merck deals

  1. Acquisition
    Merck to Acquire Silence Therapeutics for $1.3 Billion, Expanding Rare Disease Portfolio with siRNA InnovationMerck entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Silence Therapeutics for approximately $1.3 billion in equity value.
    biopharmaapac.com
  2. Acquisition
    Merck bolsters animal-health unit with deal to buy Targan.With TARGAN Inc.
    marketscreener.com

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One POST /v1/companies/enrich call with merck.com returns Merck acquisitions signals (news, sec-8k), each with its source. Or ask Claude through MCP.

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curl -X POST https://signals.autobound.ai/v1/companies/enrich \
  -H "X-API-KEY: $AUTOBOUND_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "domain": "merck.com",
    "signal_types": ["news","sec-8k"],
    "signal_subtypes": ["acquires","merges_with","acquisitionAnnounced",
      "acquisitionCompleted"],
    "limit": 20
  }'

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Questions about Merck acquisitions

What companies has Merck acquired?
Recent reports name these companies: Silence Therapeutics (Oct 26, 2026, biopharmaapac.com) and TARGAN Inc. (Jun 11, 2026, marketscreener.com). This page lists 2 reported deals in total. Reports include talks, proposals and bids that did not close, so check each source.
What was Merck's latest acquisition?
The newest reported deal on this page that names Merck: Oct 26, 2026: Merck to Acquire Silence Therapeutics for $1.3 Billion, Expanding Rare Disease Portfolio with siRNA Innovation (biopharmaapac.com). Check the source for whether the deal closed.
What deals has Merck been linked to?
This page lists 2 reported deals. The newest: Oct 26, 2026: Merck to Acquire Silence Therapeutics for $1.3 Billion, Expanding Rare Disease Portfolio with siRNA Innovation (biopharmaapac.com).

Page updated , the date of the newest row on this page.

Source. News reports and SEC 8-K filings about acquisitions and mergers.

Method. Stories about the same deal within 14 days merge into one row. Deal values show only when the source states them in USD.

Data as of .

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