Keyword: specialty pharmaceuticals

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Valeant Wins Battle for Salix Pharmaceuticals

17.03.2015 - Valeant Pharmaceuticals increased its takeover offer for Salix Pharmaceuticals to $10.96 billion in cash, eliminating Endo International, the only other bidder. Salix has agreed to...

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Swedish Drugmaker Meda Spurns Mylan Approach

07.04.2014 - Swedish generic drugmaker Meda has rejected a takeover approach by U.S. rival Mylan to create a combined company worth around $24 billion. Reports said Mylan was exploring a bid at...

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Warner Chilcott Ends Sale Talks, to Pay $1 Billion Dividend

08.08.2012 - Warner Chilcott has ended discussions about a potential sale of the specialty pharmaceutical company and said it would instead pay out about $1 billion to shareholders as a special...

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AstraZeneca Braced for Change under New Chairman

01.06.2012 - AstraZeneca's new chairman took the helm on Friday and said the troubled drugmaker faced "a period of significant change". Leif Johansson's first priority is to find a permanent...