Tag Archives: Merger

Bayer, Elanco could lock up animal health merger next week: report

When rumors emerged nearly a year ago that Bayer might be planning to exit the animal-health business, Eli Lilly spinoff Elanco was not at the top of any market-watcher’s list of potential buyers—especially not after it became clear that several private equity players were interested in the asset. Turns out Elanco was interested, and the… Read More »

CVS + Aetna: Inflection Point in US Healthcare, Merger Approved Update

CVS Health’s acquisition of Aetna was approved this week by U.S. Federal regulators after months of scrutinizing the antitrust-size-market control implications of the deal. I wrote this post on the deal as an inflection point in American healthcare on 3rd December 2017 when CVS and Aetna announced their marriage intentions. This post updates my initial… Read More »