Needham downgraded Avidity Biosciences (RNA) to Hold from Buy after the company entered into a definitive merger agreement to be acquired by Novartis (NVS) for $72 per share in cash. The firm says it doesn’t expect a competitive bidding process to occur before the transaction closes.
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