Deals In Depth: June/July 2013
Executive Summary
In a regional deal, AstraZeneca licensed rights to FibroGen’s renal candidate in an alliance worth $815 million; Elan finally agreed to an $8.3 billion takeover by Perrigo; biopharma financing totaled $7.1 billion and $2 billion in June and July, respectively, while device fundraising reached $325 million and $316 million in the same months.
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