Medivation Rejects Sanofi's Latest Bid, But Enters Confidential Negotiations
Executive Summary
After two months of public, hostile back-and-forth, Sanofi agreed to confidentially discuss a potential acquisition of Medivation, putting the French pharma on equal footing with the biotech company's other suitors.
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