Healthcare Headlines
Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitions
July 2 - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 2000 GMT on Tuesday:
Mon, Jul 1 2013
Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitions
July 1 - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 2000 GMT on Monday:
Fri, Jun 28 2013
Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitions
June 28 - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 2000 GMT on Friday:
Boston Sci to buy Bard electrophysiology unit for $275 mln
WASHINGTON, June 28 - Medical device maker Boston Scientific Corp said on Friday it would buy the electrophysiology (EP) business of C.R. Bard Inc for $275 million in cash, expanding its roster of products that help treat patients with an abnormal heartbeat.
PRESS DIGEST-New York Times business news - June 28
June 28 - The following are the top stories on the New York Times business pages. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
Thu, Jun 27 2013
DEALS-Global M&A at 4-year low on declines in Europe, rate concerns
NEW YORK, June 27 - Mergers and acquisitions around the world slowed to their most sluggish pace since 2009 in the first half of 2013, Thomson Reuters data shows, as recession-hit European companies put the brakes on transactions and their healthier U.S. counterparts took a cautious approach amid market uncertainty.
DEALTALK: Game may not be over for Royalty' Pharma's bid for Elan
NEW YORK, June 27 - The game may not yet be over for U.S investment firm Royalty Pharma in its months-long pursuit of Elan Corp.
Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitions
June 27 - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 2000 GMT on Thursday:
RLPC: Valeant Pharma finalizes Bausch & Lomb acquisition loan
June 27 - Valeant Pharmaceuticals has finalized tranche sizes on the new loan backing the company's $8.7 billion acquisition of Bausch & Lomb, sources told Thomson Reuters LPC.
UPDATE 1-Aspen adds $1 bln deal with Merck to drug acquisition drive
JOHANNESBURG, June 27 - South Africa's Aspen Pharmacare said on Thursday it would acquire drugs and a manufacturing business from U.S. drugmaker Merck in a $1 billion deal to bolster its presence in Europe, Latin America and Asia.
McCain, Biden coming together for Sedona, Arizona forum
These days Washington is not known for bipartisanship, but every now and then a breakthrough is made. It is noteworthy that Vice President Joe Biden, a Democrat, and Senator John McCain, a Republican, are appearing together at a forum in Sedona, Arizona on Friday.
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