Mergers and acquisitions – Page 12
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Valeant to buy Salix for $14.5bn
Companies expect $500m in savings through ‘R&D rationalisation’
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Hospira buyout is a shot in the arm for Pfizer’s biosimilars
$17bn deal, intended to bolster sterile injectable and biologics capabilities, will be financed with existing cash and new debt
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WR Grace to split in half
Two daughter companies will focus on catalysts and speciality construction chemicals
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Tronox to buy FMC’s alkali chemicals
$1.6bn deal helps Tronox strengthen its inorganics portfolio as FMC shifts towards agrochemicals
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BusinessRoche chases bolt-on acquisitions as it pushes into genomics
Company’s recent shopping spree aims to harness genome sequencing to advance personalised treatments
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Shire deepens rare disease focus with NPS buyout
Approval of parathyroid hormone drug further validates acquisition decision
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Biogen Idec to buy Convergence for pain pipeline
UK firm will remain intact as a ‘centre of excellence’ in pain R&D for Biogen
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BusinessMerck & Co to buy antibiotics specialist Cubist
Pharma giant remains committed to $9.5bn deal despite key Cubist patents being invalidated by court ruling
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Saint-Gobain surprises Sika with buyout bid
Company is buying out family-owned controlling stake, but Sika claims the deal will create a conflict of interest
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Otsuka to buy neurology specialist Avanir
$3.5bn deal adds to Otsuka’s mental health portfolio and strengthens its US presence
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UCB sells speciality generics subsidiary
Firm will use $1.5bn proceeds to reduce debt and concentrate on developing new drugs in neurology and immunology
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BusinessActavis rescues Allergan with $66 billion deal
Deal ends takeover fight with Valeant – but Actavis must still be ‘fairly ruthless’ to justify the high price
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Dow to sell nitroalkenes unit for $1.2bn
Private equity firm Golden Gate Capital will buy Angus Chemical subsidiary
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Labcorp to buy Covance and enter contract research
Firm wants to diversify away from diagnostics, but law firm investigation suggests investors are unconvinced of the deal’s value
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Perrigo to buy Omega Pharma for €3.6bn
Deal strengthens Perrigo’s over-the-counter portfolio and pushes strongly into Europe
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Platform to expand in agrochemicals by buying Arysta
Business will be integrated with previous acquisitions for a broad crop protection portfolio
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AbbVie backs out of Shire deal
Treasury rule changes make inversion ‘too uncertain’ and remove financial benefits
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Endo outbids QLT for Auxilium merger
Biotech backs out of Canadian deal in favour of increased $2.6bn bid from Endo