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Wanhua Takes Full Control of Hungary's BorsodChem

02.02.2011 - China's Wanhua Industrial Group has acquired full control of Hungarian isocyanate maker BorsodChem by exercising a call option, Wanhua said on Tuesday. "The integration of...

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Major Drugmakers Looking to Purchase Smaller Companies

31.01.2011 - Major drug makers are looking for products by purchasing smaller companies, creating many value opportunities, Barron's reported in its Jan. 31 edition. Among the companies that...

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Novartis CEO Joe Jimenez: Animal Health Acquisition Makes Sense

31.01.2011 - A bolt-on acquisition in animal health would "make a lot of sense" for diversified Swiss drugmaker Novartis, its chief executive said on Friday. Novartis, which last month wrapped...

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M&A Is Back As CEOs Start To Put Cash To Work

31.01.2011 - Dealmaking is back on the agenda as CEOs step up the hunt for ways to put a multitrillion-dollar cash pile to work, triggering the busiest January for M&A in 11 years. There is...

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Lanxess' DSM Deal Under Closer Antitrust Scrutiny

31.01.2011 - Germany's antitrust watchdog said it started a more detailed probe into the planned takeover of DSM's Elastomers unit by Lanxess, the world's largest synthetic-rubber company. "We...