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Merck KGaA to Resist Lure of Potential Proceeds from OTC Sale

27.11.2012 - Merck KGaA said it would keep its non-prescription drugs unit even as a tussle over vitamin maker Schiff Nutrition highlighted the rich sale premium it could fetch. Merck's...

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BASF to Buy Fish Oil Maker Pronova in $845 Million Deal

21.11.2012 - Germany's BASF is buying a maker of fish oils used in heart drugs and food supplements for an agreed $845 million, seeking steady growth in nutrition markets to complement its more...

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Bayer Shuns Bidding War with Reckitt over Schiff

20.11.2012 - German drugmaker Bayer gave up trying to buy Schiff Nutrition after Reckitt Benckiser made a higher offer for the U.S. vitamin maker. "Bayer's Board of Management has decided not...

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Bayer to Buy U.S. Vitamin Maker Schiff for $1.2 Billion

30.10.2012 - Germany's Bayer is to buy U.S. vitamins maker Schiff Nutrition International for an agreed $1.2 billion as it seeks stable sources of growth to complement its more volatile...