Deal Watch: Mylan Clears Up Mystery, Acquires TOBI Cystic Fibrosis Products From Novartis
Executive Summary
Having previously disclosed in an SEC filing that it acquired a commercial product, Mylan announces it bought TOBI Podhaler for $463m. Biohaven completes second licensing deal with AstraZeneca, while struggling United Therapeutics and MannKind team up.
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