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Other positive recommendations were given for Aptalis' Truberzi (eluxadoline) as a treatment for irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhoea, along with two biosimilar versions of Sanofi's clot-busting drug Lovenox (enoxaparin) -
Other acquisitions in the last 12 months have included $25bn for Forest Laboratories, $2.9bn for Aptalis, a $1.6bn deal for Furiex Pharma and $675m for Durata.
Forest chief executive Brent Saunders said the Furiex deal "is a natural extension of our GI business following our $2.9bn acquisition of Aptalis earlier this year," adding that eluxadoline would
The private equity group bought Aptalis for $1.3bn in 2008 and was looking to sell it on for $3bn-$4bn. ... The Aptalis rumour also comes shortly after Forest itself was the subject of speculation about a possible takeover by AstraZeneca.
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The announcement came just after Forest completed its acquisition of Aptalis last month for $3bn and this month sold a number of products to Hospira's Australian subsidiary Mayne Pharma for
Almost right to the end of the month, the big headline deal was that of Forest with its planned takeover of Aptalis. ... Aptalis itself was only formed in 2011 following the acquisition of Eurand by the Montreal based Axcan Pharma.
4, 295. Aptalis/ Forest. Company acquisition. Acquiring sales turnover of $688m. 2, 900.
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He has held numerous leadership roles including president and CEO of Aptalis Pharma prior to its acquisition by Forest Laboratories.
Theresa Stevens has experience at Novartis and Aptalis. Lupin has appointed Theresa Stevens as chief corporate development officer for its global operations. ... Stevens joins the India-based pharma company from Aptalis Pharma, where she was chief
Garcia joins the New York-based gastrointestinal specialist from Aptalis Pharma, which also focused on the gastrointestinal market, as well as cystic fibrosis. ... Prior to his time at Aptalis Garcia was VP of US commercial operations and new product
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