mergers
Transactions in the pharma sector: Through the EU merger review looking-glass
October 31, 2019Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing mergers, mergers and acquisitions, pharma
With mergers and acquisitions back in full swing after a period of drought, Alec Burnside (Partner) and Delphine Strohl (Associate) …
Pfizer to combine off-patent drug unit Upjohn with Mylan
July 30, 2019Manufacturing and Production M&A, MA, Mylan, Pfizer, Upjohn, biosimilars, generics, mergers
Pfizer’s off-patent drug unit Upjohn is combining with Mylan to create a new global pharmaceutical company focused on the low-price …
$400 billion in healthcare M&A deals expected for 2019
January 7, 2019Sales and Marketing Hong Kong, M&A, MA, biotech, deals pharma, law, mergers
The coming year is set to see mergers and acquisitions in the healthcare sector worth more than $400 billion, according …
Novartis denies potential split with Sandoz
November 15, 2018Business Services, Manufacturing and Production Business, M&A, MA, Novartis, Sandoz, acquisition, mergers
Swiss newspaper Tages-Anzeiger has reported that Novartis is preparing for a split with long-term partner Sandoz. The two companies merged …
Five most talked about mergers and acquisitions of 2016
January 27, 2017Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Actavis, Bayer, Boehringer, Johnson & Johnson, Sanofi, Teva, acquisition, mergers, monsanto, pharma
2017 has kicked off with a bang – as Johnson & Johnson confirmed a $30 billion deal to takeover of …
MSD to acquire Scottish firm IOmet Pharma
January 12, 2016Research and Development, Sales and Marketing IOMet Pharma, MSD, Merck, Scotland, acquisitions, immuno-oncology, mergers, oncology
US pharma company MSD is to buy Edinburgh based IOMet Pharma to expand its existing R&D programme, exploring the development …
Shire and Baxalta reach $32 billion merger agreement
January 11, 2016Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Baxalta, Shire, mergers, mergers and acquisitions
One of the industry’s longest-running M&A sagas has finally reached a conclusion, with Shire and Baxalta announcing a $32 billion …
AstraZeneca to buy majority share in Acerta Pharma
December 17, 2015Sales and Marketing Acerta Pharma, AstraZeneca, acalabrutinib, acquisitions, mergers
Following several days of speculation, AstraZeneca has announced that it has agreed a deal to buy Acerta Pharma, a developer …
Mirror. Signal. Merger. How to deal with a pharma takeover
December 14, 2015Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Deals, acquisition, buyouts, mergers, takeovers
So 2015 has been a record year for M&A in the pharma industry.The Financial Times has called this “the most …
AstraZeneca in $5bn Acerta buyout talks
December 14, 2015Sales and Marketing Acerta Pharma, AstraZeneca, acalabrutinib, acquisitions, blood cancer, buyout, chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, mergers, takeover
AstraZeneca has confirmed it is in negotiations to buy cancer drug developer Acerta Pharma BV for more than $5 billion …
Five benefits and challenges of the Pfizer/Allergan mega-merger
December 7, 2015Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Allergan, Pfizer, acquisitions, mergers, takeovers
Pfizer was extremely keen to get the $160 billion deal done, but what is it getting out of the acquisition, …
Teva strips $1 billion worth of assets to clear Allergan deal
December 4, 2015Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Allergan, Teva, acquisitions, divestments, mergers
Teva Pharmaceuticals is thought to be in the process of stripping nearly $1 billion worth of assets to address antitrust …
Merck KGaA completes $17bn Sigma-Aldrich acquisition
November 18, 2015Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing M&A Sigma Aldridge, Merck, acquisitions, mergers
Merck KGaA has announced the completion of its $17 billion acquisition of Sigma-Aldrich, having cleared the final regulatory hurdle and …
LEO Pharma buys dermatology portfolio from Astellas
November 12, 2015Sales and Marketing Astellas, LEO Pharma, acquisitions, dermatology, mergers
LEO Pharma, the speciality dermatology firm, is looking to expand its presence in the therapy area by buying Astellas’ portfolio …
AstraZeneca acquires ZS Pharma for $2.7bn, announces Q3 results
November 6, 2015Medical Communications AstraZeneca, M&A, MA, ZS Pharma, ZS-9, acquisitions, financial results, hyperkalaemia, mergers
AstraZeneca has announced its acquisition of ZS Pharma for an all-cash total of $2.7 billion. In the latest mega-money deal …
