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China Drug List Seen Boosting Western Firms' Sales

16.03.2010 - Chinese plans to broaden the list of medicines eligible for a rebate from July will benefit Western drugmakers such as AstraZeneca and Sanofi-Aventis, according to Morgan Stanley...

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Heir Merckle in Tussle with Banks Over Phoenix

11.03.2010 - Ratiopharm owner Ludwig Merckle has turned down offers for drugs distributor Phoenix, as he struggles to retain control over his late father's diminished business empire, sources...

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Actavis Plays IPO Card In Ratiopharm Battle

09.03.2010 - Actavis, the indebted Icelandic generic drugs maker looking to buy German peer Ratiopharm, has raised the prospect of taking the enlarged company public should it win the auction...

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Pfizer Woos Ratiopharm with Ramp-up Pledge

08.03.2010 - Pfizer wheeled out its chief executive and pledged to invest in growth as it sought to win the bidding to buy German generic drugmaker Ratiopharm, sources familiar with the...

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Up In The Air

04.03.2010 - A bold plan to combine Germany's Ratiopharm and Iceland's Actavis, two of the world's biggest generic drugmakers, could cure a multi billion-euro debt headache for Deutsche Bank...

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Pfizer to Outline Ratiopharm Offer this Week

03.03.2010 - Pfizer is set to present a nearly $4 billion offer for German generic-drug maker Ratiopharm this week, competing against rival bids from Teva Pharmaceutical Industries and Actavis...

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Actavis to Vie With Teva for Ratiopharm

18.02.2010 - Actavis will forgo backing from Swedish buyout firm EQT as it prepares to square off against larger peer Teva in the bidding for generic drug maker Ratiopharm, several people...

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What Would Ratiopharm Offer to a New Owner?

17.02.2010 - The field of bidders for Germany's second-largest generic-drug maker, Ratiopharm, will be narrowed to one or two contestants this week, people familiar with the auction have told...