Keyword: takeovers

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Thermo Fisher Profit up as Life Tech awaits

25.04.2013 - Laboratory equipment maker Thermo Fisher Scientific, which this month agreed to acquire Life Technologies for more than $13 billion, on Wednesday reported a higher-than-expected...

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Thermo Fisher takes over Life Technologies for $13.6 Billion

15.04.2013 - Life Technologies has accepted a $13.6 billion cash buyout proposal from scientific and laboratory instruments company Thermo Fisher Scientific in one of the year's biggest...

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Thermo Bids for Life Tech

10.04.2013 - Thermo Fisher Scientific made a binding offer for Life Technologies on Tuesday as private equity firms raced to finalize a consortium to take the genetic testing equipment maker...

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Life Technologies Sale Process Cools

20.02.2013 - An $11 billion-plus sale of Life Technologies is looking less likely as a gap in price expectations with the company has left potential buyer Thermo Fisher Scientific skeptical...

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Thermo Fisher Weighs Life Tech Takeover

30.01.2013 - Thermo Fisher Scientific is considering making an offer for Life Technologies, the biomedical laboratory equipment maker that is exploring a potential sale, three people familiar...

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China Top Target for Record Pharma Emerging Market M&A

12.12.2012 - Drug companies are spending record amounts on acquisitions in emerging markets, with China the most attractive target nation, reflecting sharply rising sales of western medicines...

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Indian Rain Commodities to Buy German-Owned Ruetgers

23.10.2012 - Indian industrial group Rain Commodities agreed to buy speciality chemicals group Ruetgers in a €702 million ($918 million) deal that would set a new record for an Indian takeover...

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Biotech M&A at 4-Year High as Pharma Faces Expiring Patents

03.08.2012 - Global biotech merger volume has reached levels not seen in four years as big pharmaceutical companies pursue deals to get access to new drugs, with bankers saying therapeutic...