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| Acquiring Party | Novartis AG (NVS), a developer and manufacturer of pharmaceuticals and nutritional products. |
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| Transferring Party | Chiron Corporation (NASDAQ:CHIR), a leading biotechnology company. |
| Sector | Biopharmaceuticals |
| Date | November 11, 2005 |
| Analysis Novartis will acquire approximately the remaining 58% of Chiron shares it doesn't already own, for approx. $5.4 billion cash. Chiron's global vaccines business provides Novartis with entry into the vaccine segment; its blood testing business adds a high-value profit driver to Novartis and may offer a potential platform for future developments in molecular diagnostics | |
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