M&A

Aug 10, 2017

Loom of Patent Expiry leads Bristol-Myers Squibb to nix 58 marketing jobs Bristol-Myers Squibb will soon bid farewell to its exclusive lock on a pair of HIV drugs—and, as a result, 58 workers will bid farewell to their jobs. The company is making changes to their HIV portfolio businessin anticipation of end-of-year ...

Jul 06, 2017

Stada’s €5.3B buyout Sinks, brings in new CEO and CFO After failing to win the shareholder support needed to complete a €5.32 billion buyout, Stada is changing key executives. The company announced the resignations of CEO Matthias Wiedenfels and CFO Helmut Kraft following a board meeting on Tuesday and quickly appoi...

Jun 29, 2017

Merck targeted in global ransomware attack Merck & Co. was among those affected by a massive ransomware attack Tuesday that infiltrated the computer systems of companies around the world as well as government ministries in Ukraine. Merck confirmed in Twitter posts Tuesday that it was hit in the cyberattack but d...

Jun 02, 2017

Tesaro and its new med Zejula are on the block, but bidders aren't rushing in Just ahead of the year’s biggest download of cancer data, the maker of a closely watched drug has put itself up for sale, according to The Wall Street Journal. That’s Tesaro, whose PARP inhibitor Zejula won FDA approval in March. That med ...

May 11, 2017

Shadowed by nearly $30B in debt, Valeant's $50M guidance raise looks pretty paltry Faced with a crippling pile of debt, Valeant on Tuesday slightly increased its 2017 earnings guidance, one small positive development as it works to rebound from its noted downfall. The Canadian drugmaker reported first-quarter reven...

Dec 22, 2016

The only word that described 2016’s pharma M&A market was “slow.” Some do predict that new year—and administration—could revive energy in the deal making arena, the changes might not happen that fast. The reasons are aplenty, as shares have been sagging under the weight of investor fears of drug-pricing reform. ...