Drugmaker Eli Lilly and Co said on Tuesday it would spend about $1 billion to buy Prevail Therapeutics Inc to strengthen its presence in the lucrative field of gene therapy that is used to develop treatments for...
EQT makes $2.8 billion bid for Swedish drugmaker Recipharm
Buyout group EQT on Monday announced a cash offer for Swedish contract pharmaceutical maker Recipharm, valuing the company at 23.6 billion Swedish crowns ($2.80 billion). Recipharm, a contract development and...
Gilead to acquire German biotech firm MYR for about 1.15 billion euros
Gilead Sciences Inc said on Thursday it will acquire MYR GmbH for about 1.15 billion euros ($1.39 billion) in cash, giving it access to the German biotech company’s treatment for a severe form of viral hepatitis. The...
Baxter in $5 billion bid for Omnicell -sources
Medical supplies provider Baxter International Inc has approached medication management software vendor Omnicell Inc with an offer to acquire it for more than $5 billion, people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday...
Baxter in $5 billion bid for Omnicell -sources
Medical supplies provider Baxter International Inc has approached medication management software vendor Omnicell Inc with an offer to acquire it for more than $5 billion, people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday...
Brazilian lab DASA to acquire Grupo Leforte for over $343 million: filing
Brazilian lab and hospital group DASA SA said on Thursday it has signed an agreement to acquire the Grupo Leforte hospital and clinic company for 1.77 billion reais ($343.6 million). DASA’s board approved the purchase...
Ujala Cygnus Group partners with Kulwanti Hospital for expansion
Healthcare provider Ujala Cygnus Group of Hospitals on Wednesday said it has collaborated with Kulwanti Hospital in Kanpur to operate a 70-bed super-speciality hospital in the city, as part of its plans to expand...
AdaptHealth to buy AeroCare Holdings for $2 billion
Medical equipment provider AdaptHealth Corp said on Tuesday it was buying privately held AeroCare Holdings Inc for $2 billion in cash and stock. The deal follows the company’s $425 million acquisition of Solara, a...
Laurus Labs inks deal to buy majority stake in Richcore for Rs 247 crore
Drug firm Laurus Labs on Wednesday said it has signed definitive agreements with the Eight Roads Ventures, VenturEast Proactive Fund and VenturEast Life Fund III to acquire 72.55 pc stake in biotech firm Richcore...
Apollo Hospitals scouting for acquisitions in north and east India
After acquiring IHH Healthcare (IHH’s) stake in Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals, Kolkata (AGHL), Chennai-based Apollo Hospitals is now scouting for some more acquisitions in north and east India. The hospital chain recently...
KKR to acquire animal health firm Argenta for about $100 million
KKR & Co Inc said on Wednesday it will buy a majority stake in animal health firm Argenta Limited, as the pet and animal care industry continues to draw private sector interest. Terms of the deal were not disclosed...
Apollo to acquire IIH Healthcare stake in AGHL for Rs 410 crore
Apollo Hospitals has signed a share purchase agreement with IHH Healthcare (IHH), its JV partner in Apollo Gleneagles Hospital Limited, Kolkata (AGHL), to acquire its existing 50 per cent stake in AGHL for a cash...
