Keyword: US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

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Westlake Plans Proxy Fight as Axiall Rejects New Bid

07.04.2016 - North American vinyl building products company Axiall has unanimously rejected a second bid from rival Westlake Chemical, this time worth $3.1 billion. Westlake has subsequently...

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Whistleblower Says Novartis Paid Bribes in Turkey

01.04.2016 - An anonymous whistleblower has accused Swiss drugmaker Novartis of paying bribes in Turkey through a consulting firm to secure business advantages worth an estimated $85 million...

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Swiss Prospectus for ChemChina Syngenta Buy Published

09.03.2016 - CNAC Saturn, a Netherlands-based subsidiary of ChemChina, has published the prospectus for the Chinese chemical company’s Swiss Public Tender offer for agrochemicals producer...

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BASF Keen on Leveraging Dow-DuPont Deal?

07.03.2016 - The plot surrounding the proposed merger of Dow and DuPont continues to thicken. After the companies late last week signaled that the deal could take longer due to regulatory...

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Novartis to Settle With US on Kickback Charges

28.10.2015 - Novartis has agreed to pay $390 million to settle with the US Department of Justice over allegations it used kickbacks to specialist pharmacies to promote sales of some of its...