Satoshi Fujii, an adviser to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sees the fiscal stimulus measure as the most likely path Japan will have to take in order to maintain its growth trajectory. On Thursday, an adviser to Japanese Prime Minister… Read More ›
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Roche Holding AG acquires Foundation Medicine for $2.4 billion
The strategic move will enable Roche Holding AG to add Foundation Medicine’s portfolio of drugs to its basket of cancer treatments. FMI’s molecular insights will also enable Roche to create and develop new cancer treatments. On Tuesday, Swiss drugmaker Roche… Read More ›
Procter & Gamble Co acquires Merck KgaA’s consumer health business for $4.21 billion
Where other companies, including Nestle, Stada and Perrigo, failed, P&G succeeded. The purchase will help it expand its portfolio of consumer healthcare capabilities and brands. On Thursday, Procter & Gamble Co and Merck KgaA stated, the former has agreed to… Read More ›
Ford Motors expands ride services business with GoRide
With GoRide Ford Motors aims to make yet another splash into its mobility services businesses. On Wednesday, Ford Motor Co revealed a strategic step it had taken: it was expanding GoRide, its medical transport service in Southeast Michigan, as part… Read More ›
Novartis to acquire AveXis for $8.7 billion
The acquisition will add AveXis top drug to its repertoire of drugs, which has a significant market in the U.S. for spinal muscular atrophy. On Monday, Switzerland-based healthcare giant Novartis announced its $8.7 billion deal to acquire AveXis; Novartis will… Read More ›
General Electric agrees to sell part of its lighting business for an undisclosed sum
The part sale of GE’s lighting business, which can be traced back to Thomas Edison who co-founded the company more than a century ago, is just the first of many steps to shred-off its non-core assets and focus on just… Read More ›
Chances of a coalition government led by Angela Merkel increases in Germany
While Merkel’s conservative party has come to an understanding with the SPD on tax related matters. The lack of a government in Germany, despite an election in September 2017, has weighed on Europe’s largest economy. On Monday, a source disclosed… Read More ›
Siemens to crystalise the value of its healthcare business in first half of 2018
This will be Germany’s largest IPO since Deutsche Telekom’s in 1996. Ahead of Healthineers’ IPO scheduled for the first half of 2018, Siemen’s healthcare business, the German giant will test the appetite of sovereign wealth funds to secure anchor investments… Read More ›
Here’s how the U.S. industry is going to benefit from the tax overhaul
The Republican-led overhaul of the U.S. tax code, a milestone in U.S. history, has direct and indirect benefits but the sectors that are likely to gain the most are highlighted below with notes from analysts. With the Republican-led U.S. House… Read More ›
Nestle divests its tea brands in North America for undisclosed amount
The move underscores Nestle’s desire to reshape its business to new consumer trends and healthcare as it finds ways to boost returns of investment to shareholders. On Monday, Nestle disclosed it has sold two of its tea brands in North… Read More ›