Will Mitsubishi's High Offer Price For CNS Target NeuroDerm Deter Others?
Executive Summary
Japan's Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma is offering to buy Israeli CNS specialist NeuroDerm for $1.1bn and the 79% pre-rumor stock price premium may put off other potential suitors.
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