24.04.2015
- US-managed generics drugmaker Mylan, now domiciled in the Netherlands, is said to be preparing a "poison pill" defense to escape its pursuit by Israeli generics giant Teva. Teva...
16.03.2015
- Dublin, Ireland-based Endo International has made a takeover bid for US drugmaker Salix Pharmaceuticals in an effort to thwart Valeant Pharmaceuticals International's $10 billion...
05.03.2015
- DuPont has rejected a request from activist investor Nelson Peltz and his hedge fund Trian to use a universal ballot in an upcoming vote on candidates for the chemical producer's...
25.02.2015
- With activist investors continuing to make headlines in the chemical industry, especially in the US, the struggles of Dow, DuPont and Botox producer Allergan are cases in point -...
24.11.2014
- Valeant Pharmaceuticals International has cut its stake in US drugmaker Allergan to 0.1%, making the sale three days after Actavis trumped its offer for the Botox maker.In a...
19.11.2014
- After a seven month-long power struggle, US Botox manufacturer Allergan has agreed to be bought by Ireland-based drugmaker Actavis for $66 billion or $219 per share. This is more...
04.11.2014
- Botox maker Allergan, which is fighting a hostile takeover bid by Valeant Pharmaceutical, is said to have been approached about a potential transaction by another party. The news...
17.09.2014
- US drugmaker Allergan, which makes the Botox anti-wrinkle treatment, said it has reached agreement with suitors Pershing Square Capital Management and Canada's Valeant...
