Four months after Theravance Biopharma shut down its R&D unit, laid | Four months after Theravance Biopharma shut down its R&D unit, laid off half its staff and signaled it was up for sale, the Dublin-based company has entered into an agreement to be bought out by Zymeworks for $929 million plus a contingent value right.

The acquisition by royalty management company Zymeworks follows a "strategic review" triggered by the failure of a drug for a type of low blood pressure.

THERAVANCE BIOPHARMA ENTERS INTO DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT TO BE ACQUIRED BY ZYMEWORKS FOR $17.00 PER SHARE IN CASH PLUS A CONTINGENT VALUE RIGHT