Give and Takeda

23 April 2018 By Jeffrey Goldfarb

The Japanese drugmaker led by a French CEO added cash to a slightly sweeter $60 bln bid for Irish rival Shire. Takeda’s target is cheap, but the big premium will be hard to justify. The deal also would flood the market with shares and ratchet up debt. It’s all a big stretch.

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