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Shire said to consider bid for NPS as it revisits takeovers

2014-12-21 12:49:42| Biotech - Topix.net

A Shire logo sits on a sign outside office buildings at Shire Plc's site in Chineham, U.K. Shire is based for tax purposes in Ireland. Chief Executive Officer Flemming Ornskov and other top executives work in Lexington, Mass.

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This Tiny Biotech Worries Sanofi and Shire, and Vexes GlaxoSmithKline

2014-12-14 16:15:36| Biotech - Topix.net

Doctors may soon have a new therapy to use when treating patients with Fabry Disease, a rare genetic disease that can result in kidney failure. That's because emerging biotech stock Amicus Therapeutics will likely be kicking itself for returning its co-commercialization rights to the drug back to Amicus last year, and for selling its equity stake in Amicus this past October.

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Hedge Funds Burned in Shire Double Down on Covidien Deal

2014-11-12 21:49:22| Biotech - Topix.net

Hedge funds bruised by wrong-way bets on AbbVie Inc.'s failed merger with Shire Plc are showing few signs the trauma was permanent. At least three firms that speculated on the doomed $52 billion drug industry takeover -- Paulson & Co., Taconic Capital Advisors LP and Pentwater Capital Management LP -- have reported stakes tied to Medtronic Inc.'s offer for Covidien Plc , according to filings with the Irish Takeover Panel.

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Shire deal falls through after US firm pulls the plug

2014-10-23 14:46:30| Biotech - Topix.net

AMERICAN drug firm AbbVie has pulled out of a A 32billion deal to buy Basingstoke-based pharmaceutical firm Shire plc after the US Treasury announced new tax rules. The Chicago-based company's decision follows US tax changes.

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AbbVie to pay Shire $1.64B fee over nixed merger

2014-10-21 04:05:46| Biotech - Topix.net

AbbVie is walking away from its proposed $55 billion takeover bid of Shire and has agreed to pay the rival drugmaker a $1.64 billion breakup fee. The two companies said Monday that they deal was off following the decision last week by AbbVie's board to withdraw support from the proposed acquisition.

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