08.11.2011
- Raw Material Shortages - Volatile markets are giving purchasers quite a bit of a headache for some time now. However, this might be the less severe problem compared to supply...
13.09.2011
- Novartis Tuesday said it now expects the integration of Alcon as an eye care segment to create annual cost synergies of $350 million by 2013. In January 2010, on acquiring a 77%...
18.11.2010
- Novartis will not go for an all-cash deal to clinch the remaining 23% stake it does not already own in U.S.-listed eyecare group Alcon, Chief Executive Joe Jimenez told Reuters on...
16.11.2010
- Swiss drugmaker Novartis has not ruled out sticking with its 77% stake in U.S.-listed eyecare group Alcon, Novartis Chief Executive Joe Jimenez was quoted as saying on Tuesday....
27.08.2010
- Swiss drugmaker Novartis is pushing ahead with its contentious buyout of Alcon minority shareholders after completing its acquisition of stock from Nestle to get control of the U.S...
23.08.2010
- Swiss drugmaker Novartis is seeking to use Swiss merger law to push through its buy of a minority stake in U.S. Eyecare Group Alcon, which would give it full control of the group...
10.08.2010
- Agribusiness giant Cargill said on Tuesday it would study the findings of an audit of Indonesian palm oil giant PT SMART Tbk soon to decide how to proceed. SMART said that the...
12.07.2010
- Swiss drugmaker Novartis is still seeking to buy out the minority shareholders of eyecare group Alcon with a lowball offer, now worth some $9.7 billion. Here are some key facts...
