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UK's GSK to acquire U.S. drugmaker Nuvalent for $10.6 billion as pharma giants race to expand pipelines

CNBC · Jun 9, 2026, 9:28 AM · Also reported by 4 other sources

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  • The all-cash deal values Nuvalent at about $124 per share, according to a GSK filing on Tuesday, representing a 40% premium to its last closing price.
  • The Financial Times had reported the transaction earlier on Tuesday.

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U.K. pharmaceutical group GSK has entered an agreement to acquire U.S.-based drugmaker Nuvalent for $10.6 billion to bolster its lung cancer pipeline, in what would be the British drugmaker's largest acquisition in more than a decade.

The all-cash deal values Nuvalent at about $124 per share, according to a GSK filing on Tuesday, representing a 40% premium to its last closing price.

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