Keyword: Ratiopharm

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Germany Cuts Drug Industry's Pricing Power

29.03.2010 - Germany unveiled plans to cut patented drug prices on Friday, hitting shares in major drugmakers, the latest sign that indebted governments intend to bear down on runaway medical...

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Generic Deals May Still Hold Appeal for Pfizer

19.03.2010 - Pfizer may still be eager to buy generic drugmakers, after being outbid for Germany's Ratiopharm in an effort to shore up revenue as it braces for evaporating sales of its...

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Teva to Buy Ratiopharm for Over $4.8 Billion

18.03.2010 - Israel's Teva has won the battle for German generic drugmaker Ratiopharm, three sources said, fixing the industry leader's weakness in the world's second-largest generics market...

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Three-way Ratiopharm Auction Comes To Head

18.03.2010 - The tussle over German generic drugs maker Ratiopharm is drawing to a close as the three remaining contenders square off in the final round of bidding, sources close to the deal...

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Pfizer to Make Bid For Ratiopharm

17.03.2010 - Pfizer will on Wednesday place an offer in the final round of bids for German generic drug maker Ratiopharm, a person briefed on the matter told Reuters on Wednesday. Ratiopharm's...

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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...