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New Valeant Bid Values Allergan at $49.44 Billion

29.05.2014 - As expected, Canadian drugmaker Valeant Pharmaceuticals International raised the cash component of its offer for Botox manufacturer Allergan on May 28. Its new offer values the US...

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Bayer to Pay $14.2 Billion for U.S. Merck’s Consumer Business

07.05.2014 - As expected, Germany's Bayer has emerged as the winner of the race to acquire U.S. Merck's consumer care business. The $14.2 billion deal announced on May 5 is expected to close in...

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Pfizer Ups Offer for AstraZeneca to $106 Billion

05.05.2014 - U.S. drugmaker Pfizer increased its offer for the UK's AstraZeneca on May 2 to £63 billion ($106 billion) but the proposal, which would create the world's biggest pharmaceuticals...

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Merck Consumer Unit Said to be Worth $14 Billion for Bayer

05.05.2014 - With UK consumer health giant Reckitt having bowed out of the race to acquire the consumer business of U.S. drugmaker Merck & Co, Germany's Bayer is said to be in exclusive...

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Pfizer Chases AstraZeneca for Potential $100 billion Deal

29.04.2014 - Pfizer is now expected to increase its $100 billion offer to acquire UK rival AstraZeneca after being rebuffed a second time. The company has confirmed that it approached its...

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Zimmer to Buy Biomet for $13.35 Billion

28.04.2014 - U.S.-based Zimmer Holdings has said it will buy rival orthopedic products maker Biomet for more than $13 billion, the latest deal in a wave of consolidations in the healthcare...

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Bayer and Reckitt Said Finalists for Merck & Co. Consumer Arm

28.04.2014 - Germany's Bayer and British consumer products giant Reckitt are said to have emerged as frontrunners to win the auction for the Merck & Co consumer products unit, each reportedly...

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Bayer, Novartis said to Eye Merck & Co consumer health unit

21.02.2014 - A handful of consumer and healthcare companies including Germany's Bayer and Switzerland's Novartis are exploring a deal for Merck & Co's consumer healthcare business, people...