M&A Trends: The Growing Indian Appetite
Executive Summary
A recent round table on pharma industry trends has highlighted the hunger of cash-rich Indian firms for acquiring companies with niche portfolios in regulated markets including the US. Innovator companies shedding their generic units also present significant opportunities for Indian firms. Both trends are expected to build amid apparent Indian interest in the Teva-Allergan divestiture in Europe.
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