Shire’s New CEO Adds Sales Staff, Damps Takeover Talk Flemming Ornskov, who took over as Shire Plc (SHP) ’s chief executive officer six weeks ago, is adding sales jobs and eschewing future share buybacks while cooling speculation that the drugmaker is an imminent takeover target.
June 10, 2013 - Bloomberg
Tax leverage helps make Irish pharma a popular target NEW YORK (Reuters) - Irish pharmaceutical companies are becoming increasingly popular takeover targets as buyers compete for benefits seen in the country's lower tax rates. On Monday, Dublin-based drugmaker ...
June 10, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! Finance
SodaStream International Ltd (SODA) Rumors Lure Options Players SodaStream International Ltd (NASDAQ:SODA) options speculators are hoping to capitalize on rumors -- albeit already squashed ones -- that the Israel-based company is a takeover target...( Read More )
June 6, 2013 - Schaeffers Research