Shire can’t easily pay more for Baxalta
Pharmaceutical tablets and capsules are arranged in the shape of a U.S. dollar sign on a table in this picture illustration taken in Ljubljana August 20, 2014
Source: REUTERS/Srdjan Zivulovic
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The pharma group’s all-stock $75 bln merger approach has been rejected by its rival. Shire’s bid relies on aggressive claims to boost revenue, which Baxalta disputes. Breakingviews’ model shows Shire chief Flemming Ornskov can’t dig much deeper without bold assumptions.
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