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2 Paper Industry Buyout Candidates With Activist Backing

2015-06-03 17:33:55| Paper - Topix.net

Spinning off real estate and forming REITs is a top play in the activist playbook. In a way, they are the new MLPs, where last year there was a lot of excitement in the paper industry - the idea being that these companies could spinoff paper mills in to an MLP structure.

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Amgen First To Win EU Backing For New Kind Of Cholesterol Drug

2015-05-22 15:59:36| Biotech - Topix.net

Amgen Inc's closely watched new cholesterol drug, Repatha, has been recommended for approval in Europe, putting the U.S. drugmaker ahead in a race with rival Sanofi SA. Repatha, or evolocumab, belongs to a new class of cholesterol-lowering drugs known as PCSK9 inhibitors that have the potential to drastically reduce the risk of heart attacks when used in addition to standard treatment.

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