Mylan seeks women's health power with $800m Famy buy
This article was originally published in Scrip
Executive Summary
Mylan continues to prowl deal street in India, this time snapping up specified female health care businesses of the privately held Mumbai-based Famy Care for $750m in cash plus additional contingent payments of up to $50m.
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