Availability More Than Strategy Driving Takeda's Shire Interest?
Executive Summary
While Takeda has admitted it is considering a possible offer for Shire, any deal would seem to go against some of the past strategy signals from the Japanese company, suggesting the availability of an increasingly rare acquisition target may be more of a key consideration.
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