02.08.2016
- The US Federal Trade Commission has invited comments on its plan to approve an application by American Air Liquide Holdings, US subsidiary of the French-based industrial gases...
29.04.2016
- As expected, French drugmaker Sanofi has made an unsolicited all cash, non-binding proposal bid to acquire US biopharmaceuticals firm Medivation. In a letter to the board of the...
04.02.2016
- ChemChina and Syngenta have confirmed they have come to terms on a takeover of the Swiss agrochemicals giant by the Chinese state-owned chemical group for a total value of €39.4...
19.11.2015
- French industrial gases producer Air Liquide – currently the world market’s second largest player behind Linde of Germany – has announced it will buy US rival Airgas for $13.4...
16.11.2015
- Mylan’s seven month-long, $26 billion long-shot hostile bid for Perrigo has ended in defeat for the Netherlands-based drugmaker. By the target deadline of Friday, Nov. 13, only 40%...
11.11.2015
- The European Commission has approved the sale of Sigma-Aldrich’s solvents and inorganics business in Europe to Honeywell, finally clearing the path for the US company’s acquisition...
05.08.2015
- German chemical giant BASF has lined up a loan package from large multinational banks to finance a potential takeover offer for Syngenta, the news agency Reuters says, citing...
12.04.2015
- Generic drugmaker Mylan has made an offer of $ $28.86 billion in stock and cash to acquire rival Perrigo. A merger of the two major players would create a leader in specialty drugs...
