29.03.2010
- Brenntag , the world's largest chemical distributor, will issue shares in its initial public offering at €50 apiece for a total issue value of €747.5 million. Brenntag, founded in...
29.03.2010
- Germany unveiled plans to cut patented drug prices on Friday, hitting shares in major drugmakers, the latest sign that indebted governments intend to bear down on runaway medical...
22.03.2010
- Pfizer, eyeing German generic drug maker Stada after losing the battle for Ratiopharm, would have to pay top dollar to unpick management's lock on Stada's shares. To repel suitors...
18.03.2010
- The tussle over German generic drugs maker Ratiopharm is drawing to a close as the three remaining contenders square off in the final round of bidding, sources close to the deal...
11.03.2010
- Ratiopharm owner Ludwig Merckle has turned down offers for drugs distributor Phoenix, as he struggles to retain control over his late father's diminished business empire, sources...
09.03.2010
- Actavis, the indebted Icelandic generic drugs maker looking to buy German peer Ratiopharm, has raised the prospect of taking the enlarged company public should it win the auction...
04.03.2010
- A bold plan to combine Germany's Ratiopharm and Iceland's Actavis, two of the world's biggest generic drugmakers, could cure a multi billion-euro debt headache for Deutsche Bank...
03.03.2010
- Bristol-Myers Squibb has named Chief Operating Officer Lamberto Andreotti as its chief executive, succeeding James Cornelius, who will step down May 4. Cornelius will remain as...
23.02.2010
- Laboratory equipment maker Thermo Fisher Scientific has offered $6 billion to buy Millipore, according to a person familiar with the situation, in a deal that would increase its...
18.02.2010
- Actavis will forgo backing from Swedish buyout firm EQT as it prepares to square off against larger peer Teva in the bidding for generic drug maker Ratiopharm, several people...
