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Going private could give Recordati strategic flexibility and a stable source of capital, according to CVC Capital Partners and Groupe Bruxelles Lambert, which are offering to take the Italian pharma private for a 13% premium.
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European pharma companies splashed billions of dollars into the U.S. biopharma sector in a matter of days, but there are differing views on whether the activity represents the rise of a new buyer class or a quirk of timing.
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After years of suffering from a bear market and more than 14 months of geopolitical turmoil shaking the macroenvironment, biotech appears to be moving on.
With six acquisitions already this year, Eli Lilly’s business development shows no signs of stopping as executives make good on a promise to spend their GLP-1 gains.
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On Tuesday, Takeda Pharmaceutical finally wrapped up its $62 billion acquisition of Shire plc. As the combined companies continue to merge and shape their combined roles, Chief Executive Officer Christophe Weber is already eying potential deals to offset some of the debt the company garnered.
Galapagos NV received a transparency notification from Sands Capital Management, LLC.
Federal corporate tax cuts that were framed as a way to give a boost to employment across the United States have been more beneficial to companies and shareholders than the average worker or consumer, a new report issued by the advocacy group Americans for Tax Fairness shows.
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Yesterday, shareholders filed for a class action lawsuit against Tesaro in Delaware federal court, alleging that the merger is based on misleading financial analyses filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Biotech and pharma companies came roaring out of the gate on the first day of the annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference with big deals, expansions and promises of growth and pipeline sustainability.
In an interview with CNBC Monday, Novartis Chief Executive Officer Vas Narasimhan noted that the company is looking to become an entity that doesn’t draw its profits from treating disease, but will make money by providing cures.
Last year’s sole mega-deal, the acquisition of Dublin-based Shire by Japan-based Takeda Pharmaceutical is finally closed. Takeda, 237 years old, is now a top 10 international drug company.
Transaction Expected to Create NASDAQ-listed Biopharmaceutical Company Focused on Advancing Immunic‘s Compelling Pipeline of Clinical-Stage and Late Preclinical Assets
A summary of IPOs from companies in the biotech and pharma world since January 1, 2019.