Bristol/Celgene Made Perfect Sense, But Doesn’t Promise Big M&A Year, EY Says
Executive Summary
The conditions that produced a sluggish biopharma M&A environment in 2018 persist, with bolt-on deals like Lilly/Loxo more likely than another mega-merger.
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