Wednesday, July 25, 2007

Indian Pharma Companies for Inorganic Route to Billion-dollar Club

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Indian Pharma Companies for Inorganic Route to Billion-dollar Club

Tinesh Bhasin, DNA India

MUMBAI: Indian pharma firms are now eyeing inorganic growth overseas as they inch towards the elite billion dollar club. They see acquisitions contributing 20-40% of revenues, in the process assisting them to to breach the billion dollar mark.

Companies such as Lupin are looking for a distribution company is US, and aims to achieve $1 billion in sales in two years. This target is difficult to achieve without any acquisitions.

Four many more domestic pharmaceutical companies, including Nicholas Piramal, Cadila, Aurobindo and Wockhardt, too, are marching towards the billion dollar club. Analysts feel that though achievable, these companies need acquisitions to breach that mark, says this report @ DNA India

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European Pharma Industry in Good Shape but Acquisitions Pose Risk - S&P

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European Pharma Industry in Good Shape but Acquisitions Pose Risk - S&P

20 Jul 2007

MUMBAI (Thomson Financial) - Most main European pharmaceutical companies are in good shape, but acquisitions continue to be the most important reason for a potential deterioration of a company's credit quality, S&P's Ratings Services said.

For example, S&P's placement of AstraZeneca PLC's ratings on negative watch was caused by the company's debt-financed acquisition of MedImmune.

In a report, the agency noted that first-quarter revenue growth of these companies continued to beat underlying global market growth, estimated at 6-7 pct.

Read the full report from here @ Forbes

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Thursday, March 8, 2007

Actavis gains new contract manufacturing capabilities in India

Actavis gains new contract manufacturing capabilities in India

By Kirsty Barnes

15 February 2007

Actavis has waded further into India and picked up new contract manufacturing capabilities along the way with the purchase of a division of Sanmar Specialty Chemicals (SSCL).

The acquired active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) division mainly conducts API contract manufacturing for both the Indian and international pharmaceutical markets.

Read more from this in Pharma Technologist report

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