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SIX Claims Clariant Breached Disclosure Rules

15.01.2018 - Switzerland’s stock exchange SIX is investigating specialty chemicals producer Clariant on grounds it may have breached the market’s ad hoc disclosure requirements when launching...

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EU Clears Ineos Takeover of Dong Assets

22.06.2017 - The European Commission has greenlighted the acquisition of Dong Energy’s oil and gas production by Switzerland-based Ineos. The more than $1 billion purchase includes ten gas and...

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Monsanto Shareowners Approve Bayer Deal

14.12.2016 - At a special meeting on Dec. 13, shareholders of US agriculture giant group voted nearly unanimously to approve the proposed merger with Germany’s Bayer, assuring themselves of the...

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AstraZeneca Confirms Talks with Acerta

15.12.2015 - AstraZeneca has confirmed speculation that it is “exploring potential strategic options” with Acerta Pharma, a privately owned biotech firm with operations in the Netherlands and...

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PPG Agrees to Buy Remaining Stake in ChemFil Canada Joint Venture

24.08.2015 - Coatings company PPG Industries has reached an agreement to buy the remaining share in Chemfil Canada, its joint venture with Madinal Enterprises. The transaction is expected to...

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Valeant to Acquire Sprout and Enter Sexual Health Market

24.08.2015 - US specialty drugs company Valeant Pharmaceuticals has agreed to pay $1 billion in cash, on a debt-free basis, for female sexual heath firm Sprout Pharmaceuticals. Under the terms...

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Johnson Matthey to divest Alfa Aesar Research Chemicals business to Thermo Fisher for £256 million

29.07.2015 - Johnson Matthey has agreed to divest its Alfa Aesar Research Chemicals business to Thermo Fisher Scientific for £256 million in cash, subject to typical post-closing adjustments...

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Merck Appoints Udit Batra to Head Combined Life Science Business

13.04.2015 - Merck, Darmstadt, Germany, announced that Udit Batra, currently CEO and President of Merck Millipore, has been appointed to lead the combined life science business of Merck...