Aventis to speed sale of assets seen as noncore: move is one part of effort to repel hostile takeover by French rival Sanofi
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Aventis S.A. plans to offload several nonstrategic business units as a move to repel a hostile bid by Sanofi-Synthelabo S.A., valued at euro $46 bil. The business units dropped will likely to consist of older pharmaceutical products or those facing slower growth potential.
Publication Name: Wall Street Journal. Europe
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0921-9986
Year: 2004
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ICN shareholder seeks vote to urge sale of company
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Special Situations Partners Inc. is attempting to convince shareholders to call on ICN Pharmaceuticals Inc. to place itself up for sale. Special Situations owns 4% of ICN.
Publication Name: Wall Street Journal. Europe
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0921-9986
Year: 2001
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Carter-Wallace plans to sell itself in two pieces
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Carter-Wallace Inc. is planning to divest itself in two pieces. The plan gives the company a value of $1.1 billion (1.24 billion euros).
Publication Name: Wall Street Journal. Europe
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0921-9986
Year: 2001
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