Two Speculative Biotech Buys
There seems to be some strong M&A activity going on in the biotech and drug sectors recently. On Monday, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) finally won in its fight to take over Human Genome Sciences (HGSI) for twice what the stock was trading at late last year.
In addition, the drug sector looks ripe for some increased activity from hedge funds and private-equity firms that see value in the space. This was demonstrated by yesterday's announcement that the private-equity firm TPG Capital acquired Par Pharmaceuticals (PRX) for an almost 40% premium....330 more words left in this article. To read them, just click below and try Real Money FREE for 14 days.
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