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Royalty Pharma Considers Sweetened Deal for Elan

12.04.2013 - U.S. investment firm Royalty Pharma is considering sweetening its $6.6 billion offer for Irish drugmaker Elan by paying Elan shareholders more if the multiple sclerosis drug...

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Elan to Start Share Buyback Next Week

10.03.2013 - Drugmaker Elan is to bring forward a planned $1 billion share buyback to next week, the Irish company said in a statement, a move that could undermine a takeover offer by U.S...

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Royalty Pharma Proposes $6.6 Billion Bid for Elan

25.02.2013 - Investment firm Royalty Pharma has made a $6.6 billion bid approach to Elan, seeking to scupper the Irish drugmaker's plan to spend most of the proceeds from a major drug sale on...

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Biogen Pays Elan $3.25 Billion to Take Over MS Drug

06.02.2013 - Biogen is to take full ownership of blockbuster multiple sclerosis drug Tysabri after agreeing to pay Irish partner Elan $3.25 billion plus future royalties on sales of the drug...

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Biogen Q3 Profit Rises

25.10.2012 - Biogen reported much higher-than-expected third-quarter profit on Thursday on increased sales of its drugs for multiple sclerosis and cancer, and the U.S. biotechnology company...

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Irish Drugmaker Elan to Spin Off Research Arm

13.08.2012 - Ireland's Elan is to spin off its Neotope drug discovery business platform as a separate public company, making Elan immediately profitable and potentially more appealing as a...

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Elan Cuts Jobs, Keeps Use Of Private Jet

26.01.2011 - Late last year, a handful of executives from Irish drugmaker Elan Corp flew by private jet from San Francisco to New York to notify the board they planned to lay off 130 workers...