Mergers and acquisitions – Page 12
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Endo to buy Par as generics consolidation continues
$8bn deal follows trend as drugmakers aim for economies of scale
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Business$13.8bn Danaher bid wins Pall auction
Mega-merger follows consolidation trend in lab equipment supply sector, but analysts suggest this is yet to impact pricing competition
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Alexion to buy Synageva for rare disease drugs
$8.4bn deal gives firm access to enzyme drug currently under review with US and EU regulators
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Clinigen will buy Idis to consolidate different routes by which doctors can access medicines that are unavailable locally
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BusinessGenerics firms in three-way takeover battle
Mylan is chasing Perrigo, while fending off advances from Teva
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Daiichi Sankyo steps out after Sun-Ranbaxy merger
Ranbaxy’s Japanese owner has sold off its stake in the merged company, but will retain its business partnership
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Generics giant Mylan offers $30 billion for Perrigo
Mylan makes ambitious takeover offer just weeks after Abbott aquisition closes
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BMS invests in gene therapy
Bristol-Myers Squibb makes $100 million deal with biotech uniQure
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Horizon to acquire orphan drugs in $1.1bn Hyperion takeover
Horizon will buy Hyperion and add new drugs to its rare disease portfolio
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Teva buys Auspex Pharmaceuticals for $3.2bn
Generics giant will add late stage Huntingdon’s drug to CNS portfolio
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Sun Pharma snares Ranbaxy in $4bn deal
Acquisition makes Sun biggest drug firm in India and fifth largest generics producer in the world
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Dow sells off chlorine assets in $5bn deal
US chemical giant disposes of unwanted operations in tax-free deal
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Valeant heads off Endo bid for Salix
Bid raised to $15.8 billion in cash after rival offer from Irish firm
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BusinessAbbVie to buy Pharmacyclics for pipeline boost
$21bn deal gives AbbVie a share in sales of blockbuster cancer drug as its own biggest sellers face patent expiry
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Mallinckrodt to buy Ikaria to expand in US hospitals
$2.3bn deal brings nitric oxide ventilator system for newborns with respiratory failure
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J&J to sell cardiac devices to wholesaler Cardinal
Commodity technology no longer fits with company’s focus on growth and innovation
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Asahi Kasei to buy Polypore for battery materials
$2.2bn deal adds to Japanese consolidation in energy storage
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BMS bolsters immuno-oncology with pair of deals
Firm will acquire Flexus Biosciences and collaborate with Rigel
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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