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Sanofi's Best Bet Still May Be Smaller Deals

04.08.2010 - Sanofi-Aventis has grabbed the headlines with its $18.4 billion bid for Genzyme, but the French drugmaker may be wiser to stick with smaller, bolt-on acquisitions. Sanofi is trying...

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Sanofi Investors Oppose Big Hike In Genzyme Bid

04.08.2010 - Sanofi-Aventis investors have urged the drugmaker not to pay more than about $19 billion to land Genzyme, some $10 a share below the price wanted by the U.S. biotech group. Two...

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Sanofi Shareholders Want Genzyme For About $19 Billion

03.08.2010 - Sanofi-Aventis chief executive Chris Viehbacher should aim to land U.S. biotech group Genzyme for around$19 billion to keep his investors on side, according to institutional...

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Sanofi Sends Offer Letter to Genzyme

03.08.2010 - Sanofi-Aventis has sent Genzyme a letter indicating its interest in buying the company and the two sides are discussing the offer, a source familiar with the situation said on...

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White Knight Could Be Elusive For Genzyme

02.08.2010 - Chances are, every big pharmaceutical company is running the numbers and weighing the pros and cons of acquiring Genzyme. French drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis is poised to make a bid...

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Sanofi Q2 Beats Market; Mum On Genzyme Bid Talk

29.07.2010 - Sanofi-Aventis beat second-quarter earnings expectations as it beefed up sales and tightened its R&D spending, but the French drugmaker gave no hint in its results statement of any...

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Sanofi to Press Ahead on Genzyme Bid

29.07.2010 - France's Sanofi-Aventis plans to press ahead with a formal offer for Genzyme after its informal overture failed to strike interest, a source familiar with the situation said on...

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Genzyme Weighs Sanofi Approach, Not Keen to Sell

27.07.2010 - Biotechnology company Genzyme is weighing an informal takeover approach from France's Sanofi-Aventis, but has no current interest in selling the company, a source familiar with the...