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Japan's Shionogi to buy Sciele Pharma

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01-Sep-2008
        
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TOKYO, Sept 1 - Shionogi & Co, Japan’s sixth-largest drug maker by market value, said it planned to buy U.S.-based Sciele Pharma Inc for $1.4bn as it seeks to expand in the key U.S. market. Shionogi said it will offer $31 per Sciele Pharma share, a 61 per cent premium to the U.S. firm’s closing share price of $19.27 on Friday. Georgia-based Sciele Pharma specialises in branded prescription products focused on... [read full story]                    

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Shionogi Bids To Acquire Sciele Pharma

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Shionogi Bids To Acquire Sciele Pharma

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03-Sep-2008
        

Posted on September 2, 2008 @ 02:34 pm Shionogi & Co., a Japan-based pharmaceutical company, plans to acquire Sciele Pharma for $1.1 billion. The planned bid is aimed at expanding Shionogi's sales network into the U.S....

Shionogi & Co., Ltd. to Acquire Sciele Pharma, Inc.

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02-Sep-2008
        

03 Sep 2008 - Shionogi & Co., Ltd. and Sciele Pharma, Inc. announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Shionogi & Co., Ltd. will acquire Sciele Pharma, Inc. Under the terms of agreement and...

Sciele Pharma hits 6-year high after Shionogi buyout takes Street by surprise

pharmiweb.co.uk
02-Sep-2008
        

NEW YORK (AP) - Shares of Sciele Pharma Inc. rocketed to their highest level in six years Tuesday after Sciele accepted a buyout offer from Japanese drug maker Shionogi and Co. at a hefty premium. Shionogi agreed Monday...

Sciele Pharma hits 6 - year high after Shionogi buyout takes Wall Street by surprise

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02-Sep-2008
        

NEW YORK (AP) - Shares of Sciele Pharma Inc. rocketed to their highest level in six years Tuesday after Sciele accepted a buyout offer from Japanese drug maker Shionogi and Co. at a hefty premium. Shionogi agreed Monday...

Japanese Drug Industry Makes Another Billion-Dollar U.S. Buy

pharmiweb.co.uk
02-Sep-2008
        

Yet another Japanese drugmaker is dropping lots of cash to buy its way into the US drug business. This time it’s Shionogi, which is buying Sciele Pharma, a small, publicly traded drug maker based in Atlanta. The all-cash...

Sciele Pharma Shares Jump On Merger Deal

pharmiweb.co.uk
02-Sep-2008
        

- Shares of drug manufacturer Sciele Pharma, Inc. (SCRX: News ) soared higher Tuesday morning after the company announced it will be acquired by Japanese pharmaceutical manufacturer Shionogi & Co., Ltd. (SGIOF.PK: News...

Shionogi to buy U.S. drug firm for $1.4 billion

keralanext.com
02-Sep-2008
        

TOKYO — Major Japanese drug maker Shionogi and Co said Monday it would buy U.S. pharmaceutical company Sciele Pharma Inc for US$1.4 billion in a bid to expand its business operations in the American market. Shionogi will...

Shionogi in $1.4bn deal for Sciele

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02-Sep-2008
        

Shionogi on Monday said it had agreed to pay $1.42bn to buy Sciele Pharma of the US, becoming the latest Japanese drugmaker to acquire an overseas rival. The move will give the group a chance to broaden its profit base...

Shionogi to purchase Sciele Pharma of U.S

pharmiweb.co.uk
02-Sep-2008
        

Shionogi & Co., the maker of the Crestor anticholesterol pill, has agreed to buy Sciele Pharma Inc. of the U.S. for $1.4 billion, adding research, development and sales staff. Shareholders of Atlanta-based Sciele Pharma...

Shionogi to Acquire U.S. Drug Maker Sciele Pharma

pharmiweb.co.uk
01-Sep-2008
        

Tokyo, Sept. 1 (Jiji Press)--Major Japanese drug maker Shionogi & Co. said Monday that it will acquire Sciele Pharma Inc. of the United States through a tender offer. Shionogi will pay 31 dollars for each Sciele Pharma...

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