Paladin expands African roots with Litha partnership
This article was originally published in Scrip
Executive Summary
Paladin Labs, the Canadian speciality pharmaceutical company, is expanding its reach into the sub-Saharan pharmaceuticals market by acquiring all the Pharmaplan shares it does not already hold and then merging the business with the pharma assets of Litha Healthcare, to become its largest shareholder with a 44.5% stake. The series of transactions will cost Paladin some Can$52 million.
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