Beaufour Ipsen: Gearing up to Go Public
Executive Summary
Family-owned Beaufour Ipsen has kept its cards to its chest for most of its 70-year history. Now, though, France's third largest independent pharmaceutical company is gearing up for a big US push-and to go public.
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