Exclusive: Merck explores $15 billion-plus drug portfolio sale
NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) - Merck & Co Inc is considering selling a big portfolio of mature drugs that could fetch more than $15 billion, according to people familiar with the...
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Exclusive: Allergan approached Shire about takeover but rebuffed -sources
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Allergan Inc approached Shire Plc in recent months about a possible takeover but was rebuffed, according to people familiar with the matter, in the latest example...
Exclusive: Surgical device maker ConMed Corp explores sale of company – sources
(Reuters) - ConMed Corp, a surgical device maker that has been fighting off activist investors, is exploring a sale and has contacted large medical device companies to gauge their buyout...
Baxter explores sale of its vaccines business -sources
NEW YORK/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Baxter International Inc is exploring a sale of its vaccines business, according to people familiar with the matter, the latest healthcare company to look at divesting...
Baxter explores sale of its vaccines business -sources
NEW YORK/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Baxter International Inc is exploring a sale of its vaccines business, according to people familiar with the matter, the latest healthcare company to look at divesting...
Exclusive: Blackstone close to $5.5 billion-plus Gates takeover – sources
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Blackstone Group LP is close to a deal to buy industrial conglomerate Gates Global Inc for more than $5.5 billion, people familiar with the matter said,...
Exclusive: Telesat owner Loral shortlists Apax, pension funds for sale – sources
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Loral Space & Communications Inc , which holds a majority stake in Canadian satellite communications company Telesat Holdings Inc, has selected private equity firm Apax Partners...
Blackstone working on higher Gates offer: sources
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Blackstone Group LP is working on a higher takeover bid for industrial conglomerate Gates Global Inc after its previous offer of roughly $5.5 billion was turned...
Activist investors bump into each other in campaigns
NEW YORK, March 17 (Reuters) - When Barington Capital Group in October reported a stake of more than 2 percent in Darden Restaurants Inc with a vow to shake up...
Warburg Pincus seeks buyer for software firm iParadigms: sources
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Private equity firm Warburg Pincus is looking to sell education software maker iParadigms and has tapped Evercore Partners Inc to assist with the effort, people familiar...