Takeda/Shire Deal Stands Fifth Largest In Biopharma M&A
Executive Summary
The $62.4bn price tag for Takeda’s acquisition of Shire is topped globally only by the Pfizer take-outs of Warner-Lambert and Wyeth, the merger that created GlaxoSmithKline, and Actavis’ purchase of Allergan.
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